OREGON, Ohio — The Oregon community is remembering a woman whose life was defined by service, as former Mayor Marge Brown died of heart failure over the weekend at the age of 88.

Her children, Jeff Brown and Joani Donovan, describe their mom in just a few words.

“A force to be reckoned with," Donovan said.

“Caring and dedicated," Brown added.

Brown began her career in 1957, teaching in the Oregon school system for 39 years. From there, she turned to public service — elected to Oregon City Council in 1989 and later becoming mayor in 2001, serving eight years as the city’s first and only female mayor.

“The city of Oregon was family to her, and she treated it as such, and I think that's what her drive was for the education of the kids that she taught,” Joani said.

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