Obituary of Karen St. Ann-Brown

Karen “Dolly” St. Ann-Brown, 56, of Westville, N.Y., passed away suddenly on May 3, 2024 at Alice Hyde Medical Center. Born on October 7, 1967, in Huntington, QC, she was the daughter of Lester and Janet Reid St. Ann. Her mom survives. She obtained a degree from college and went on to work as a very popular teacher’s aide at BOCES in Malone and Salmon River Central School in Fort Covington. Karen loved to sing. She is further survived by her companion Tom LaMora, brothers: Reid St. Ann and Tom (Donna) St. Ann, sister Faye Ross, step daughter Alison Brown and several nieces and nephews. Along with her father, she was predeceased by husband Jim Brown in 2015, her sister-in-law Carol St. Ann, sister Jane and her husband Robert Tarbell and brother-in-law Howard Ross. Calling Hours will be held on Friday, May 10 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s of the Fort Church, with Mass to follow. Arrangements are made through Cappiello-McKenzie & Cosgrove Funeral Home in Fort Covington. Friends may leave online condolences on the funeral home Facebook Page at Ross Family of Funeral Homes or the website www.brusofuneralservice.com.