Fern E. Britton

Fern E. Britton, age 84, of Brainerd, passed away Saturday afternoon, Aug. 15, 2009, at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd.

Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009, at the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter. Friends and relatives are invited to gather for a time of caring and sharing beginning at 1 p.m. on Tuesday at the chapel. Interment will be in Maple Grove Cemetery of rural Brainerd following a reception at the Brenny Funeral Chapel Reception Area.

Fern Elaine Britton was born in Brainerd, Minn., to Fred and Myrtle (Schultz) Lasher on Oct. 21, 1924. She married Owen Britton Sr. in Sisseton, S.D., on Sept. 9, 1949. Before retiring, Fern worked at the Rexall Drug store, Ben Franklin and Sears - all in Brainerd.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Fred and Myrtle; a brother, Fredrick; a son, Kevin; a daughter, Elaine; and a granddaughter, Tara.

Fern is survived by her husband, Owen Britton Sr.; a sister, Pearl Burton, of Soldotna, Alaska; a son, Owen Britton Jr., of Brainerd; daughters, Jackie Ramsdell, of Brainerd, and Cathy (Judson) Murray, of Brainerd; 11 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.

Arrangements are entrusted to the Brenny Funeral Chapel of Baxter.