Helen Brown Obituary

Helen H. Brown

Sep 1, 1924 - Jun 24, 2022

Lakeside, Ohio

Helen Hoyer Brown, 97, of Lakeside, Ohio, and Rancho Mirage, California, passed away June 24, 2022, in Sandusky, Ohio. She was born September 1, 1924, in Columbus, Ohio. She was the daughter of the late Ralph W. Hoyer and Eva Barnhill Hoyer. She attended Bexley schools, graduating in 1942. She graduated from The Ohio State University in 1947 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority at Ohio State. She graduated from Xavier University in 1971 with a Master of Science in Education. She was an elementary teacher in Columbus Public Schools for 30 years. She had interest in sports and loved to travel.

She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Elizabeth Hoyer Drackett; brother, William B. Hoyer; first husband, Thomas Albert Nutter; and former husband and companion, Richard Wolk Brown.

She is survived by her daughter, Nancy (Charles) Anderson; son, Thomas (Christine) Nutter; grandson, Thomas (Leilani) Nutter; great-granddaughter, Marli Lyn; and many other wonderful relatives.

She was a member of Sandusky Yacht Club. She spent her winters in Rancho Mirage, California, where she belonged to the Kappa Alpha Theta Palm Springs Desert Area Circle, Junior League of Palm Springs Desert Communities, and Coachella Valley Alumnae Panhellenic. She spent a portion of her summers throughout her life in Lakeside on Lake Erie, where her grandfather William Exline Hoyer first camped in 1890.

At her request, there will be no services. Private graveside services will be at Sackett Cemetery, Marblehead. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.neideckercrosserpriesman.com. Neidecker, Crosser & Priesman Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Peninsula Chapel, 7755 E. Harbor Rd. Lakeside-Marblehead is handling arrangements.