Katherine Mary Brown May 1, 1967 - July 8, 2006 Katherine Brown #Raven#, 39, died at home Saturday, July 8, 2006 in Puyallup. She was born in Simi Valley, CA to Joseph and Antoinette Mancaruso. She moved with her parents to Puyallup in 1979. She graduated from Rogers High School in 1985. She married Scott Brown on November 23, 1985. They moved to Phoenix, AZ in 1987, where her son Jory Andrew Brown was born on April 26, 1988. The family moved back to Puyallup in 1990. Katherine had various jobs throughout her life as a cosmetologist, bank teller and medical assistant. She was preceded in death by her father in 1996 and her mother in 1999. Her loves and passions were family, music and animals. Survivors include her husband Scott Brown, her son Jory Brown, brother Joe Mancaruso of Boise, ID, brother Anthony Mancaruso, sister Carol Edwards of Gresham, OR, grandma Barbara Ayers of Spokane, WA, and 10 nieces and nephews. A celebration of life is scheduled for 11:00 am TODAY, Sat., July 15, 2006 at Fir Lane Funeral Home, 924 176th St., Spanaway, WA. Pub Date: 7/15/2006 Tacoma News Tribune