Margaret Ann (Sweet) Brown, 83, passed away on March 16, 2024, due to complications from pneumonia. Margaret was born on Aug. 19, 1940. She arrived 23 minutes behind her twin sister, Marian, to Irene and Austin Sweet in Cumberland, Wisconsin. She was the fifth of six children and grew up on the family farm in Barronett.
After graduating from Cumberland High School in 1958 she attended Dominican College in Racine, Wisconsin, and UW-Superior before answering an ad for Northwest Airlines. She made trips to the East Coast, Hawaii, Japan and many Midwestern cities while based in Seattle, Washington. While there she married Jack Neurer and they welcomed three kids, eventually settling in Webster.
Margaret worked at the Kaefer Dental Clinic, getting to know families, working with the high school students and having coffee breaks with her best friend, Mary Beth. She was the first woman elected to the Webster Village Board. She shared many of these happy years with Virgil Highstrom, attending high school sporting events, dining by the lake, and even riding motorcycles. She later worked at Nexen as a shipping clerk until her retirement.
Margaret married Daniel Brown in 2001 and moved to their home on Point Lake. They enjoyed two decades before his passing, traveling to the North Shore, hiking and taking their dog Abby on pontoon rides.
Margaret had a soft spot for birds. She created beautiful quilts and cooked the best spaghetti. She was stubborn and funny, warm and loving. She collected butterflies, enjoyed reading in the sunshine, and talking with her sister Marian every day. She was proud of being a good mom and of having wonderful grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by parents, Anna Irene Mitts Sweet and Charles Austin Sweet; brother, Robert Sweet; sister, Harriet Spangenberg; and her first baby boy.
She is survived by her brother, Doug Sweet (Pat); sister, Marian Hanson (Roger); brother, Gordon Sweet (Monica); children, Kristen Neurer (Eric Molter), Louie Neurer (Bridget) and Aaron Neurer (Mari); grandchildren, Jack Molter, Libby, Annabelle, Caroline and Ruth Neurer, and Mallory, Cameron and Luca Neurer; as well as many nieces and nephews.
The memorial service will take place on Friday, April 5, at 11 a.m., with visitation from 10-11 a.m., at Grace United Methodist Church in Webster, Wisconsin, with the Rev. Samuel Subramanian officiating.
Thank you to the teams at Regions Hospital progressive floor and St. Therese at St. Odilia Hospice for their compassionate care.
Arrangements were entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home. Online condolences can be made at swedberg-taylor.com.
