Suzanne Lynne Brown
May 17, 2025
Suzanne Lynne Brown
September 30, 1948 – May 17, 2025
Predeceased by parents, Beatrice Cuffney Brown and Jack Brown, Suzanne had fond memories growing up beside a two-room schoolhouse and riding horses through what would become the Toronto Zoo and the Rouge Valley National Park with her elder brothers Bruce (Debbie) of Dundas, ON and Ted (Pam) of Boca Raton Florida. When she graduated from Chiropractic College, she established her first practice beside Lansdowne Stadium, Ottawa, and acquired many of the Rough Riders football players as patients. When she moved her practice to Winchester ON, the local farming community quickly discovered she could fix backs. She was about to open a comfort food-themed restaurant, The Winchester Apple, when she changed direction, and moved to Ajijic, Mexico on the shores of Lake Chapala. Her home became complete with a gardener and maid, who brought along a young lady as trainee, who Suzanne called Sobrina for many weeks, until she learned sufficient language to discover Sobrina was Spanish for niece.
Suzanne moved on to California for a couple of years before returning to Toronto to establish a chiropractic practice. In Toronto, she developed a keen interest in scuba diving and underwent the rigorous training to become a Dive Master, a Dive Instructor and then a Dive Certifier. She participated in many dive vacations to the reefs of Bonaire and Turks & Caicos with friends, including Chris, Daphne and Craig.
Janet Johnson came to the Brown family some 64 years ago to look after the horses and soon became like a sister to Suzanne. When Janet and her husband Bill retired from their B&B on the banks of the Saugeen River, just outside Mount Forest, Suzanne purchased the property and began a “part-time” practice in her retirement years – limiting it to only 65 hours a week! The local farming community quickly discovered she could fix backs. Janet continued to look after the many flower beds on the property, and continued to be Suzanne’s best lifelong friend, right until Suzanne’s last hour.
Special thanks to caregiver, Barb Robinson, who supported Suzanne 24/7 in the past six months and became a special friend, like a daughter to Suzanne.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a gift in Suzanne’s memory for early detection and pancreatic research at Pancreatic Cancer Research. A private celebration of life by invitation only. Arrangements entrusted to England Funeral Home. Online condolences and donation information may be made at www.englandfuneralhome.com
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Met her thru her work - she didn't just help me physically but was a great listener as well. Suzanne was a wonderful person and my husband and I will miss her.
— Jenn Baia, May 19, 2025With my mom (Janet) and Suzie being best friends, for my 56, Suzie always had a special place in my heart. She always fixed my body and was sure to make sure my right hip wasn’t an inch lower than my left hip lol.
The Wednesday before Suzanne passed, my dog Hudson and I moved in with Suzie .. reassuring her that we would both be there. What I saw the next 5 days will always be in my heart.
I told her thousands of times thank you .. how much I and many others loved her and did what I could to help Barb and the hired PSWs as well.
Saturday morning when I got up, I knew today was different. I wore my “nope not today” shirt hoping it may help just a bit.
Later that morning we surrounded Suzie, and the PSW worker Lucy lead us all from there. What an exceptional lady that woman is .. thank you Lucy 🤗
Suzie changed lots of our lives, some had shorter time than others, but I want to tell Suzie one more time … I love you, I will see you again and I loved being your niece ❤️. Let it all go sunshine ☀️
So many people needed her,
but her body couldn’t give anymore,
couldn’t take anymore of what was required and expected from her,
so,
she had to soar, so quickly, so high,
so that her soul could finally give and reach all the ones who truly needed her, seek support from her and could in return have loved her and comforted her.
Only in spirit could she bare all that weight…
Suzanne, now lives forever inside all of us and she is finally enough, to be with us all, weightlessly
at the same time without requiring the effort of a human body…
Suzanne’s vibrant energy and the sense of her continued presence with friends and family will be deeply felt from this moment on.
— Narda Elvidge, May 19, 2025I met Suzanne in the fall of 2018, as a patient. I quickly realized that she could use some office help and offered my services. She accepted my invitation, allowing her to concentrate solely on what she loved to do. We became family immediately. My grandson called her the best neck/back cracker ever. And he was right. So many patients, young and old, came to her for their aching bones, joints, muscles or whatever and she worked her magic. She was a great teacher and friend. She will be missed by so many. Thank you Suzanne for all that you did to make my life better, for loving my family as your own and allowing me into your family. P
Suzanne changed my life, she helped me heal a part of myself I didn’t think was possible. She fostered relationships that will last a lifetime as I gained a few very special sisters. She taught me lessons about life and healing. She gave me a second chance to have a mom. I will forever be grateful for the relationship that we had.
Her final message to me is to take chances, follow your dreams and love with all of your heart.
Thank you my beautiful friend. Until we meet again
So sorry to hear of Suzanne’s passing. I saw her in the hospital while visiting with my Mom and was blessed to have a chat. She was optimistic until the end. RIP Suzanne. Will miss you.
— Joanne Aitken, May 18, 2025