Gayle Brown Obituary

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Gayle Brown (Saint Thomas, North Dakota), born in Grafton, North Dakota, who passed away on March 17, 2020 at the age of 82. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Gayle Brown to pay them a last tribute.

She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parents, Verna Tisdale (Tollefson) and Vernon Tisdale; her former husband Robert Brown; her grandparents, Gayle and Bob; her husband Laurie Papenfuss (Brad) of Portland, ND; her children, Captain Jacob Papenfuss of Fort Drum, NY, Afghanistan, Marley (Alex Hair) and Alison Magana (Rudy) of Winona, MN; her grandchildren, Tyler of Denver, CO and Ryan; her son Brad Brown (Kelly); her grandchildren, Riley, Haley and Owen; her child Lindsey Brown; her grandchildren, Taliah and Jaxson of Wadena, MN.; her brother-in-law Rodney Brown of Crary, ND.; her parents-in-law, Robert and Berthina; her brother Donald Tisdale; her sisters-in-law, Marion Tisdale and Shirley Tisdale; and also Bradley. She was also cherished by 5 nieces and nephews.