Fern Britton

Fern E. Britton, age 84, of Brainerd, passed away Saturday afternoon, August 15, 2009, at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd. Memorial Services will be 2:00 PM Tuesday, August 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 1:00 on Tuesday at the Chapel. Interment will be in Maple Grove Cemetery of rural Brainerd following a reception at the Brenny Funeral Chapel Reception Center,
Fern Elaine Britton was born in Brainerd, MN, to Fred and Myrtle (Schultz) Lasher on October 21, 1924. She married Owen Britton Sr. in Sisseton, SD, on September 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 grand daughter, 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; eleven grandchildren; and 19 great grandchildren.