Dorothy S. Brown

Dorothy S. Brown, formerly of Waban, Massachusetts passed peacefully in her home on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, with her beloved son Fred at her side and her constant companion, her rescued Maltese dog “Zoey” next to her.

Dorothy was the daughter of Benjamin (Beryl) and Hellen Geller of Waban.  Widow of George W. (Bill) Brown, Jr. and devoted mother to her only child, Frederic Geller Sherman and his wife Judith.  Her dear older brother, retired Captain George H. Geller of the United States Coast Guard Reserve predeceased her by a few months.  Dorothy was the loving aunt to her nephew Paul Geller and granddaughter of the late Jacob and Frances Uhr formerly of Brookline and Miami Beach.

A real estate agent for many years, Dorothy was well known on the South Shore as one of the leading agents for the Jack Conway company.

But beyond anything else, Dorothy was a devoted mother and wife who enjoyed many years of adventures with her husband Bill, and her son and daughter-in-law, around the country, the local region, and especially in her own yard at her hilltop pool overlooking the ocean.  Nothing was more important to Dorothy than her immediate family.  And it was there on that hilltop where she spent many of the happiest moments of her life, surrounded by the people she most adored.

Dorothy delighted in her son’s professional accomplishments in the entertainment business, especially throughout the years when he introduced her to some of her favorite celebrities, including Buffalo Bob Smith, Elizabeth Taylor, Gregory Peck, Tony Bennett and Burt Reynolds.  And most recently for her 80th birthday, many of the cast of her favorite television show, General Hospital.   She was always treated like a queen at these encounters, being the “mother of the producer” and she loved that.

She was also devoted to her dogs and cats.  There was almost never a time in her life that she wasn’t accompanied by at least one dog, and often more.  She homed many stray cats, raised their kittens and bred puppies.  Her last dog, her beloved Zoey was her constant companion up until the moment she passed.

Services will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Scituate Animal Shelter, 780 Chief Justice Cushing Highway, Scituate, MA 02066