Maynard S. Brown, 82, of Lopatcong Twp., died Friday, February 22, 2002 in the Brakeley Park Center in Lopatcong Twp., NJ.

He was a machine operator and inspector at Ingersoll-Rand, Pump Division, for over 35 years before retiring in 1981.

Born June 26, 1919 in Hartford, Conn., he was the son of the late Arthur and Rebecca Silverman Brown.

He graduated Phillipsburg High School in 1936.

He was a member of St. Philip and St. James Catholic Church, Phillipsburg.

He was a technician fourth grade in the Army and served with the 9901st Technical Service Unit. He was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, American Theater Ribbin and the World War Two Victory Ribbon.

He and his wife, the former Catherine E. Rossnagle observed their fifty-eighth wedding anniversary June 12, 2001.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, James A. of Dublin, Ohio and Thomas M., Sr., of Lower Nazareth Twp.; two daughters, Margaret D'Alessandro of Washington Twp., Pa. and Patricia Francett of Anchorage, Alaska; a brother Mort and a sister Zelma Pugliese, both of Reading, Pa.; fourteen grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A brother Charles, a sister Shirley and a grandson Thomas M., Jr., all died earlier.

Funeral services will begin at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday in the Noto-Wynkoop Funeral Home, 289 South Main St., Phillipsburg. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. in St. Philip and St. James Catholic Church, 426 South Main St., Phillipsburg. Burial will be in the parish cemetery, Greenwich Twp., NJ. Calling hours will be held from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Monday in the funeral home.

The family requests memorial contributions to the Lopatcong Twp. Emergency Squad, 1300 Belivdere Road, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865.