Anna M. Brown, 84, of Annville, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, at The Lebanon Valley Home. She was the wife of the late Ernest E. “Brownie” Brown, who passed away in 2012.
Anna was born in Philadelphia to the late Wellington and Wanda (Knox) Stanley.
She was a self-employed seamstress, having owned Anna Brown Sewing. She was a member of Fontana Chapel. Anna was very active within the Senior Center; she volunteered, played pickleball, did yoga, and stayed physically fit by lifting weights. She enjoyed listening to audiobooks, traveling with her family, sewing, watching/listening to crime documentaries, and spending time with her beloved family.
Surviving is her sons, Stanley Wagner Sr., of Grantville, and Thomas Wagner, of Lebanon; grandson, Stanley Wagner Jr., of St. Petersburg, FL; “granddaughter” Jennifer Cramer (wife of John), of Lebanon; great-granddaughter, Ellie Gingrich (wife of Ethan), of Lancaster; and her siblings, Dennis Stanley, of Lebanon, Charles Stanley, of Phoenix, AR, and Robin Stanley, of Palmyra.
A funeral service will be held on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, at 2 p.m. at Kreamer Funeral Home and Crematory Inc., 618 E. Main St., Annville. Interment will be in Grand View Memorial Park. There will be a visitation held from 1-2 p.m. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to The American Cancer Society.
