Zola Mae Brown

1/2/1923-2/7/2019. Zola has passed into God’s Home, to be in his care until her husband David joins her there.

Zola was born in Maryland. When her first husband Ed Petry, a Coast Guard retiree, passed away, she moved to Alaska to be near her children. She soon met David and they married September 11, 1982. They shared 36 wonderful years together. Zola and David loved traveling, meeting and making many friends over the years. In 1998, after years of traveling the country in their RV, they settled down in Palmer. Zola was a wonderful homemaker and loved gardening. She won an award from the City of Palmer for her beautiful home and garden.

She is survived by: Daughter Zola M. Nutgrass and husband Jim;Stepson Timouthy D. Brown and wife Marji, Stepson Gerald T. Brown and family; Stepdaughter Cynthia A. Gau and husband John; Grandson James E. Wheeler and wife Alice, Grandson Dennis A. Wheeler and wife Liesl; Granddaughter Marci A. Clark and husband Rick, Granddaughter Brittany L. Petry and husband Julian;She has 36 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.

Zola’s ashes will be spread at Hatcher’s Pass, one of her most favorite places.