Marge Brown, the first female mayor of Oregon who was described as selfless and caring by family, friends, and colleagues, died Oct. 19.

“There never was a person she didn’t like, even though you might have had a disagreement with her,” said Lenny Fetterman, Mrs. Brown’s husband. “She loved the city and loved her students.”

Mrs. Brown, who was 88 years old, died of heart failure at Mercy Health Perrysburg Hospital.

“She had problems breathing for the last few weeks,” Mr. Fetterman said. “She had a chest X-ray that showed she had pneumonia, which contributed to her heart failure.”

Mr. Fetterman said her last words were: “I lived a wonderful, great life. I’m ready.”

Prior to her government service, she was a public school teacher for 39 years, mostly with Oregon schools.

Cindy Villarre

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