Obituaries

Her husband of 49 years, Weldon J. Brown, died in 1998.

Survivors include two daughters, Sherahe B. Fitzpatrick of Marietta, Ga., and Valdeane W. Brown of Victoria, B.C.; two granddaughters; and a great-grandson.

-- Matt Schudel

Sylvia T. KramerSocial Worker

Sylvia T. Kramer, 94, a retired social worker and an enthusiastic mah-jongg player, died at Doctors Community Hospital in Lanham of peritonitis and perforated diverticulitis. She was a resident of Leisure World in Silver Spring.

Mrs. Kramer was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and received her undergraduate degree from New York University in 1934. She became a hospital social worker, first in New York and then in Stamford, Conn.

She retired in 1983 and moved to Leisure World, where she was an active member of the community. She regularly took courses and attended lectures through the Brandeis University National Women's Committee and was a life member of Hadassah, a volunteer organization for Jewish women.

Mah-jongg was her passion. She participated in many weekly games at Leisure World as well as in several local tournaments. She also was a dedicated purchaser of lottery tickets.

Her husband, Julius B. Kramer, died in 1978. A son, Walter Kramer, died in 1989.

Survivors include a daughter, Evelyn K. Epstein of Silver Spring; two grandchildren; and a great-grandson.