Kern County Obituaries

Mary Jean Brown 

Submitted by Don Stowell; 13 Feb 2008

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Mary Jean Brown passed away on January 25, 2004, at her home in Oakdale Heights 
in Bakersfield. She was our dearly loved stepmother, aunt, sister, sister-in-law, 
and step-grandmother and will be missed by all in her family. Jean was born May 6,
1924, in Los Angeles, California to Mary and John Treglezoff, the second of three 
daughters, Pauline, Mary Jean and Pearl. Jean was educated in Los Angeles schools 
and then worked to help support her family as a young woman. She married Ray W. 
Brown of the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Dept. in November of 1946, and they 
enjoyed many years in their home in Monterey Park, California. Jean worked in Los 
Angeles for Crowell, Weedon & Co., an investment brokerage firm, until she and her
husband retired in 1974. They built a new home near Tehachapi in Cameron Canyon, 
Kern County, where they lived many happy years in retirement enjoying various 
members of their family who lived nearby, numerous friends and her many dogs 
(Jean was known for her love of dogs and her willingness to take in abandoned 
pets). She was an avid reader and enjoyed watching movies and sporting events on 
television. Jean continued to live in their canyon home following the death of 
her husband in 1985. In October 2000, she moved to the Alterra Sterling House 
(now Oakdale Heights) Assisted Living Center in Bakersfield, where she thoroughly 
enjoyed her many new friends, acquaintances and the wonderful staff of that 
facility. Jean endured the loss of many family members prior to her own death, 
including her parents, Mary and John, her older sister Pauline and her husband 
Ray. She is survived by her younger sister Pearl (Kitty) Schultz of Albuquerque, 
New Mexico; her stepson, Ray W. Brown Jr. and his wife Carole of Logan, UT; her 
niece Karen Vukich and her husband George of Tehachapi, California; two 
step-grandchildren, David Brown of Bend, Oregon; and Scott Brown and his wife 
Debbie of Sandy, Utah, four step-great grandchildren, and numerous other family 
members from her husband's side of the family. In honor of Jean's wishes a simple 
graveside service was held on January 30, 2004 in Mojave, California at the East 
Kern Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, Jean also requested that donations in her 
memory be made to Optimal Hospice Care, 1315 Boughton Dr., Bakersfield, CA 93308 
or a favorite charity. Arrangements by Stickel Mortuary-Mojave, California.