Obituary of Polly Wange Brown

Polly Wange Brown Polly Wange Brown passed away peacefully on February 8, 2017 at Providence Medical Center in Portland, OR. She was 57 years old. Polly was born October 5, 1959 in Springfield, Pennsylvania to Irving and Dorothy Wange. Majoring in Textile Design, Polly graduated from the University of Delaware. She married the love of her life, Bud Brown in 1985. They lived in Media, PA, Denver, CO, and Seattle, WA before settling in the Camas, WA area. While in Denver, their daughter Kate was born in 1994. Bud and Polly owned and operated Officescape, a business and office design company, until Bud's passing in 2013. Polly was then employed by Sheffield Scientific. She and her family are very appreciative of the support shown to her throughout her illness. Polly was very active in her church, enjoyed arts and crafts, and above all, enjoyed spending time with her friends and family. Much of her free time was spent with Bud cheering on Kate through sports and academic pursuits. Kate graduated from Carroll College in 2015. Polly is survived by her daughter, Kate, her sister Katrina Alpine and husband Dr. A. Dean Alpine, sister Donna Kerns and husband Arthur Kerns, and brother Larry Wange and wife Mary Beth Wange. She leaves behind many cousins, nieces and nephews. The viewing and Rosary was held Monday February 13th at Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church followed by funeral and burial Tuesday. Burial was at Holy Cross Cemetery in Washougal, WA. Arrangements were handled by Straub's Funeral Home & Columbia River Cremation. If you wish, memorial donations may be made to Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. 324 NE Oak St. Camas, WA 98607.