Hazel "Andy" (Anders) Brown

January 15, 1922 - March 5, 2017

Hazel "Andy" Anders Brown, 95, of Kensington died peacefully March 5th at the Jerome Home surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of the late Otis Cleveland Anders Sr. and Hazel Ruth Mansfield Anders. She was predeceased by her husband of 60 years, Brainerd Avery Brown. Andy is survived by her two daughters, Ruthann Brown and her partner Randy Rackliff of Jackson, NH, and her daughter Marenda Brown Stitzer and her husband Todd Stitzer of Nokomis FL. She is also survived by her granddaughter Katherine Dow and her husband Steven Dow and by her grandson Parker Brown Stitzer and his wife Kathryn Hunter Williamson Stitzer. She is survived by her two loving great-grandsons Henry Anders Dow and Thomas Avery Dow. Andy was also predeceased by her brother Otis Cleveland Anders, Jr, his wife Ginger and their son Otis Cleveland Anders III. She is also survived by her nephew John Anders, her three nieces Hazel Nace, Jean Cantalina and Bonnie Lloyd and all their extended families. She also leaves Brainerd's nephew Stanton Prentice Brown, Jr and nieces Holly Brown, Nancy Brown and Marcia Brown and their families. She was predeceased by her brother-in-law Stanton Prentice Brown, Sr., his wife Dorothy and daughter Susan Avery Brown. Andy was born at home in Queen Anne, Queen Anne County, Maryland on January 15, 1922. She grew up and attended school in West Chester PA and worked in Philadelphia as a young women. She moved to New Britain to be with her parents and took the train to Hartford to work in business. She married Brainerd in 1949 and then moved to Kensington where she lived and raised her family. Andy was the Executive Director of the Homemakers Service of New Britain for many years. After her retirement she was an avid golfer at the Shuttle Meadow Country Club into her 90's. In her later years Andy trained as an H & R tax checker and worked doing taxes just to learn something new and keep her mind sharp. Andy was an active volunteer in her community her entire life. She was active in the American Cancer Society, the Community Trust, the Junior League of New Britain and the New Britain Garden Club. Her special love is for the Kensington United Methodist Church. She has attended Church regularly there for the past 75 years. She has given many gifts of time and talent to her Church. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and a friend to all. DUE TO THE IMPENDING SNOWSTORM: A Memorial Service will now be held Thursday (March 16, 2017) 10 AM at the Kensington United Methodist Church, 103 Hotchkiss Street, Corner of Church Street, Kensington, CT 06037. Burial will follow in South Burying Ground, Kensington. Calling hours are Wednesday (March 15th, 2017) 5 to 8 PM at Carlson Funeral Home, 45 Franklin Square, New Britain. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Kensington United Methodist Church. Please share a memory or note of sympathy at www.carlsonfuneralhome.com