Thelma Mae Brown, 89, a longtime Hyde Park resident, died on Thursday, October 14, 2021, at Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie.  Born October 23,1931 in Holmes, NY, she was the daughter of Emmett James North and Ruth Amelia Ballard Smalley (North). On January 11, 1958, in Holmes, she married Charles E. Brown.  Mr. Brown predeceased her on December 30th, 1989.  Thelma was a longtime member of the Hyde Park United Methodist Church and a 24-year volunteer for Meals on Wheels of Hyde Park.  She was a 1951 graduate of the Vassar Brothers Hospital School of Nursing. After a short residence in Portland, Oregon, she returned to work at Vassar Hospital. She later worked as a company nurse for the De Laval Separator Company in Poughkeepsie, where she met Mr. Brown. After raising her children, she held several other positions including as a dental assistant in Hyde Park for nearly 10 years. She was a participant in the Harvard Nurses Health Study since its inception in 1976, and was a member of the Vassar Brothers Hospital Alumni Association.  Thelma enjoyed reading, cooking, baking and especially loved spending time with her granddaughters and great grandsons.  Thelma is survived by her two children, Jeffrey and wife Florina Brown, of Westlake, OH: Susan Prichard and husband Frank Pelliccio, of Poughkeepsie: grandchildren: Renee and husband Peter Corbino, of  Venice, FL: Kara Prichard and partner Ben Coble, of Wappingers: great grandsons, Tommy and Max Corbino of Venice, FL; niece Donna Russell, of Pawling, and her many friends and neighbors at Castle Court.  Along with her parents and husband, she was also predeceased by her stepfather, George A. Smalley, a sister Dorothy Russell, brother, Paul M. North, and nephew Kim Russell.  Calling hours will be from 10:00 AM to Noon, on Thursday, October 21, 2021, at Sweet's Funeral Home, Rte. 9, Hyde Park, NY 12538.  A Funeral Service will be at 12 Noon, and private burial will follow.  Thelma's family respectfully requests memorial donations to Hudson Valley Hospice, 374 Violet Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601, www.hvhospice.org , or Meals on Wheels of Hyde Park, 1 Church St. Hyde Park, NY 12538, www.mealsonwheelsofhp.org .    Arrangements are under the direction of Sweet's Funeral Home, Inc., Rte. 9, Hyde Park.  To send an online condolence, or for directions, please visit www.sweetsfuneralhome.com