BELLEVUEM WA: Barbara passed away on July 2, 2005 at her home in Bellevue, Washington after a three-year battle with cancer. Barbara was born June 30, 1947 in Logan, Utah to Dale R. and Elizabeth Emmett Steed. She attended Utah State University, where she met Ronald O. Brown, whom she married on March 17, 1967. In April 1973, after living in Burbank and Port Hueneme, California, they moved to Anchorage, Alaska, where they made their home and raised their four children for the next 23 years. They moved to Seattle in 1996.

Barbara graduated with Honors from the University of Alaska in 1996. She enjoyed a successful career as an office manager and comptroller, primarily in the construction industry. She earned her Certified Professional Secretary designation in 1989 and enjoyed her most recent work as the Comptroller for Barclay Dean Architectural Products. Barbara was generous with her time and talents, volunteering in several professional, church and community organizations. She served as an officer in local chapters of the International Association of Administrative Professionals, as a Cub Scout den leader and committee member, and as a teacher and leader in her church organizations.

Barbara enjoyed music and was an accomplished pianist. She also enjoyed the beauty of nature, especially birds and flowers, and was a member of the East Lake Washington Audubon Society. As a grandmother of five (soon to be six), she delighted in the artwork and energy of her grandchildren.

Barbara is survived by her husband Ronald; their children Cynthia Beth (Brown) Steele and Donald Steele (Toronto, Canada), Michael Ronald and Marnie Western Brown (Kirkland), Jason Dale and Dayna Hatch Brown (Bellevue), and Nathan Owen and Susan Gygi Brown (Seattle); their grandchildren Brenton, Rachel, Gregory, and Alayna Steele and Caylee Brown; her father Dale R. Steed; and her brothers Emmett and Marty Steed. She is preceded in death by her mother, Beth Steed.

Services for Barbara will be held at 11:00 a.m., July 5 at the Bellevue Stake Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 14536 Main Street in Bellevue. A graveside service will be held in the Logan City Cemetery at 11:00 am on Friday July 8th. There will be a viewing on Friday at the Allen-Hall Mortuary from 9:30 - 10:30 am. Online condolences may be sent to the family at Allen Mortuaries.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that donations be made to Treehouse, 2100 24th Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98144.