Jeanne Brick, 86, Owatonna

Jeanne (Hayes) Brick, of Owatonna, passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at Mill City Assisted Living in Faribault.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 512 S. Elm Ave., Owatonna. Friends may greet the family prior to the Mass from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the church, with a parish rosary being recited at 9:20 a.m. Interment will be at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Owatonna.

Jeanne was born in Faribault on April 2, 1937. Her parents were Earl and Carmen Hayes and she had an older brother, Jerry. She graduated from Faribault’s Bethlehem Academy (BA) in 1955 and soon moved to Rochester to become a med-tech at St. Mary’s Hospital.

She married William (Bill) Brick in Rochester in 1960 and moved to Owatonna. Jeanne and Bill had two children, Kathleen, who preceded her in death in April 2023, and Fred, who presently lives in Coos Bay, Ore.

Jeanne was the quintessential 1950’s American housewife. She kept an immaculate home while raising her children, was involved on a number of levels at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and was endlessly supportive of her husband Bill and the two businesses he ran, Brick Furniture and Funeral Home.

Bill and Jeanne loved to travel, especially to Laughlin, Nevada, and Manzanillo, Mexico in the winters, but also up north fishing on both Mille Lacs Lake and Lake of the Woods. After Bill passed in 2003, Kathy stepped in and travelled with Jeanne extensively. Kathy and Jeanne lived together and took care of each other for the next 20 years, best friends and constant companions.

Jeanne is survived by her son Fred and his wife Kim, their children: Mycoal, Baylee, James, Hayden, David, Benjamin, Mileeana; and two great-grandchildren, Oliver and Logan. She will be loved and remembered always.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be given to St. Joseph Catholic Church. For more information or to leave an online message of condolence, go to www.megercares.com.