Sister Mary Louise Brown

Sister Mary Louise Brown (Roberta Marie), age 87, died at Villa St. Michael in Emmitsburg, Maryland on November 13, 2026. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts on March 15, 1939, one of five children born to Mary Louise (Tucker) and Paul Monroe Brown. Before entering the Community, Sister Mary Louise was a member of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Alexandria, Virginia. She graduated from the Academy of Notre Dame in Washington, D.C., in 1957 and entered the Community in Emmitsburg, Maryland on April 2, 1958.

Sister Mary Louise earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education from St. Joseph College, Emmitsburg, in 1965, and her Master of Science in Education with an emphasis in reading supervision from the University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, in 1984. Following initial formation, Sister served as a teacher for 30 years, from 1960 to 1990, in many locations: St. Pius X School, Greensboro, N.C.; St. Catherine School, Youngstown, Ohio; Gibbons High School, Petersburg, Va.; Mother Seton School, Emmitsburg; Our Lady Queen of Peace School, Washington, D.C.; Bishop England High School, Charleston, S.C.; Portsmouth Catholic High School, Portsmouth, Va.; and Elizabeth Seton High School, Bladensburg, Md.

Sister Mary Louise served as a Docent at the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg from 1990 to 1993. She then was a Tutor at Mother Seton School for the next 6 years while also serving as an Adult Literacy Teacher. Sister’s next ministry was in pastoral care at Sacred Heart Hospital in Cumberland, Md., (1999-2003) then at Providence Hospital in Washington, D.C., (2004 -2008).

In 2008, Sister Mary Louise was missioned to Villa St. Michael in Emmitsburg for the Ministry of Prayer, a position she held until her death.

Sister Mary Louise was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her brothers Will Brown and Richard Brown; and her sisters Julie Dunbar and Virginia “Ginger” Brown; many beloved nieces and nephews, friends, and her Sisters in Community.

A wake service will be held in the Villa Chapel at 4:00 pm Thursday, November 19, 2026. The Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Friday, November 20, 2026, at 11:00 am in the Villa Chapel. Burial will follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery on the grounds.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in Sister Mary Louise’s name to the Daughters of Charity, 4330 Olive Street, Saint Louis, Missouri, 63108.