N. Dartmouth, MA - Sabrina S. (Burba) Brown, 41, of North Dartmouth, MA passed away Tuesday, October 17, 2006 at home after a hard fought battle with lung cancer. She was the wife of Walter A. Brown.
Born in Fall River, daughter of Sybil S. (Mosher) Burba of Westport and the late Wallace F. Burba, she had resided in the Tiverton / Westport area for most of her life prior to moving to North Dartmouth 6 years ago. A 1983 graduate of Bishop Stang High School, Dartmouth, she graduated from Providence College in 1987 earning a BA in English and also attended Long Island University in South Hampton, NY. Prior to her illness she was a promotion manager for NBC Channel 10 and had worked previously at the Providence Journal Newspaper and at WLNE Channel 6. Mrs. Brown was an avid gardener and loved animals.
Including her husband and mother, she is survived by a sister: Desiree S. Cantwell of West Chester, PA; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial service to which relatives and friends are invited will be Saturday, October 21, 2006 at the Little Compton United Congregational Church, 4 Commons, Little Compton, RI 02837 at 11:00 A.M.
Calling hours are respectfully omitted.
Interment will be held at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to: American Lung Association, 25 Spring St., Walpole, MA 02081.