Terri L. Brownlow

Friday, June 29, 1945
Date of Death:
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Age:
67 years old
Terri L. Brownlow
The funeral for Terri L. Brownlow will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, October 17, 2012 in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home with Rev. Linda Helberg officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 16, 2012, River Park Chapel and one hour prior to services on Wednesday. Burial will be at Crown Hill Cemetery in Preston.
Terri Lea Brownlow, age 67 of Rochester, Minn. passed away October 11, 2012 in the care of Mayo Hospice at Rochester Methodist Hospital.
Terri was born June 29, 1945 in Rochester to David and Leola (Runkel) Andrist. She graduated from John Marshall High School in 1963. On February 12, 1965 she married Philip D. Brownlow in Northwood, Iowa. The couple has resided in Rochester for the majority of their lives to raise their family. Terri worked at Investors Diversified in Minneapolis. After moving back to Rochester, she worked at Northwestern National Bank. Terri worked in daycare out of her home while raising her 3 children. Later, she accepted a job at Captain Clean and worked there as a secretary before her and her husband bought the business in 1990. The couple have owned and operated the business since that time.
Terri is survived by her husband Philip of Rochester; two sons, Donald of Pine Island, MN and Chad (Amanda) of Scottsdale Arizona; a daughter Shelly of Rochester and a special longtime friend, Nancy Dietzler of Rochester.
One of Terri’s favorite times was during birthdays and holidays. She loved spending time with her family and the family dog, Macy. Terri also enjoyed taking long weekend rides and shopping. Through her journeys, Terri’s own passion for life touched so many lives. Her memory will be sorely missed!
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Condolences
The family of Terri L. Brownlow has received the following condolences.
Shelly,
You have my deepest sympathy at the loss of your Mom. She was such a joyful person when Teri and I would run into her shopping. She will be sadly missed by so many people who had the privilege of knowing her. Sorry for your loss.
Judy Ziegler
Don:
I am so very sorry to hear of the loss of your mom. I always enjoyed chatting with her at Rec Lanes. My sympathies to you and your family.
Shelly,
I'm so sorry to hear about the passing of your mom. She was a neat lady and loved life to the fullest. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time.
Tracy (Ziegler) Schnell
Brownlow Family...I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of ur mom and wife. Sending prayers to you all....xoxoxo
Stacy J Vreeman
Our deepest sympathy to all the family
We have missed aand will miss her cheery reception to our calls
for service. God bless you.
Phillip, Donny, Shelly and Chad,
So very sorry to hear about the loss of your Wife and Mother. Terri was a remarkable woman. We never remember a moment that she was not full of spirit and laughter. She will be greatly missed by many. Cherish the wonderful memories that you have of her. God Bless you all.
Tony and Joanie
WE are so sorry for your loss. Terri was an amazing woman, gave so much to her family and friends.
WE will miss seeing her at walmart. Terri rest in peace.. Joe and jill miller
Phil, Don, Chad and Shelly,
My condolences on the passing of your wife and mother. After receiving the news from George and talking with Steve Call it brought back many good memories from the days of racing. It is also a reminder of just how short life can be. While it has been 21 years since I last raced, the thoughts of your family being at the track and Terri keeping everyone in line are as if it was yesterday.
My prayers are with you,
Bob Lange
Dear Brownlow Family
My heart goes out to all of you at this difficult time....your wife and mother was one of the most amazing women ever!! Who could not love her and being around her!! I will miss her coming into the salon and will miss her laugh...oh she had the BEST laugh ever!! It would just make me smile...she was so amazing her strength and faith through all this. Please know all my prayers are with you at this time.
Sincerely
Steph Gartner (Terri's hairstylist)
We are so sad to hear about Terri.
She was always laughing and smiling!
She spread a lot of light for all of us.
We're all richer for knowing Terri.
Shelly and family
We are so sorry to hear of your loss ,you have many good years of memories
she will be smiling for everyone in heaven now and looking down watching all of you just like she did here .
All of you are in our thought s and prayeres
love Connie Randy Tyler . Tony Corry Jared and Sue ,,,,,,,,,, we love you
My heartfelt condolences to you all. May sweet memories of your mother bring you comfort and strength during this difficult time. Sending hugs, thoughts, and prayers your way.
Dear Brownlow family:
We were saddened to hear of Terri's death. What a remarkable lady she was - a great wife and mother. She came to Bethel many times to see our drama productions and always left here feeling like the Lord was with her - he was and is.
Much love to all of you and God bless.
Judy and Andy Gittus
Chad, Phil, Don, and Shell - I am very sorry for your loss. I love you guys.
My deepest sympathy to the Brownlow family. Terry was my favorite customer, I always enjoyed selling jewelry to her at Carsons, selling clothes to her at Lane Bryant and always running into her while shopping for those great bargains. She always asked how my girls where doing and always kept me up to date on Shellys adventures. Terry's smile always lit up the room and her laugh was to die for. She will be truly missed.
Hi Phil & family,
We were so sorry to hear of Terry's death.I have many fond memories of living next door for so many years. She was such a vibrant and "full of life" person! I know you will all miss her dearly! Our thoughts and prayers are with you now and in the months ahead.
Our sincere sympathy,
tobi & Ron Wilson
Philip, Donnie, Chad, and Shelly... Knew your momma for many years. We bragged about our kids together. Don't remember ever having a conversation with her about anything else but our kids. We had much to brag about. She was on fire in the spirit that's for sure. Running up and down the sidelines at Mayo, even clear back to clapping and hollering at the Ben Franklin and Willow Creek basketball games. Being a mom was her passion. You kids did a wonderful job making her passion a dream come true. I loved seeing her when I would be shopping at Savers. We would block traffic in the aisle and talk forever. We would continue to talk to each other as we parted ways to finish shopping sometimes yelling across the store, "Look what I found"!!!! Volume!!!!She was about volume. That's why I loved her so. She was passionate and was all about living and loving. Your family was one of the lucky ones as close as you all are for so many years. She was blessed for sure with that. But then she would have it no other way. Her and I used to joke about how short the leash was we kept on our kids. Because they meant everything to her. When they say "Don't cry because it's over, but SMILE because it happened". that's a hard one right now. Seems downright impossible or unthinkable. But God knows your famly has had many wonderful moments that will carry you though. She was a darlin!!!. And I'm so sorry.
Jackie Jensen (Jamie and Beau's mom)