Mary Ellen Brown Thorn Obituary
The passing of Mary Ellen Brown Thorn (Cambridge, Ohio) occurred on June 7, 2026. Mary Ellen, born on March 20, 1929, is remembered by those who knew her. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Marie Bernadette Miller Brown and Horace Trowbridge Brown; her former husband Cambridge; her siblings, Sarah "Sally" Hamilton (Don) of California, Nancy Bedell (Jack) of New York and Horace "Bill" Brown (Patricia) of Minnesota; her confidant Alice "Grammie" Upton; her nephew Ben Brown; and her niece Katie Hamilton.
She is survived by: her husband Jim; her children, Jim H. Thorn (Ella), Nancy E. Thorn, Mary K. Cambron (Michael), Lawrence T. Thorn (Heidi) and Ellen A. Thorn; her grandchildren, Andrew Cambron (Georgina Ramsay), Nolan Cox (Emily), Rory Stelzer (Jacob), Eva Thorn (Gabriel Magerkurth), Jacob Thorn (Jessica) and Sarah Thorn (Ian Griffith); and her great grandchildren, Adelaide Cambron, Matilda Cambron, Augusta Cox, Ella Cox, Hugh Stelzer and Ricky Stelzer.
While in Cambridge, Mary proudly volunteered for the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, Cambridge High School Athletic and Music Boosters, Golden Rule, YMCA, and Meals on Wheels program.
