Martin Werner Brossman, II b. 14 Nov 1923, Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States d. 15 Dec 2012, Washington, District of Columbia, United States (Age 89 years)
Married
20 Jun 1953
Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
Born October 4, 1925, in Winston-Salem, NC, she was a daughter of the late Alex M. & Nell (Miller) McLean. Friends and family called her by her nickname, Judy.
She was the wife of the late Martin W. Brossman II, who died December 15, 2012.
Judy and Marty loved to travel the world together, developing a special affinity for Egypt which inspired her extensive knowledge of Egyptian history.
She was a lifelong advocate for voices that couldn’t be heard, standing up for civil rights injustices while majoring in Sociology at Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. She was a catalyst for the introduction of child labor laws, and a champion of increased opportunities for women. She carried forward her passion in her career as Research Analyst for the Dept. of Labor.
Judy is survived by her son, Martin W. Brossman III, husband of Barbara Carr Brossman, Raleigh, NC.
She was predeceased by her siblings: Edgar A. McLean, Oxon Hill, MD and Mary Smith, Shelby, NC.
Funeral Services Saturday, September 10, 2016, at 2 PM, from the Mull Funeral Home, 27 E. High St., Womelsdorf, with Ronald E Rice, officiating. Burial will follow in Womelsdorf Union Cemetery. Relatives and friends may call Saturday, from 1 PM until time of service at the funeral home.
[S8] Reading Eagle, 8 Sep 2016.
Julia McLean Brossman, 90, passed away in the afternoon hours Monday, September 5, 2016, of natural causes in her
Washington, DC residence.
Born October 4, 1925, in Winston-Salem, N.C., she was a daughter of the late Alex M. and Nell B. (Miller) McLean. Friends and family called her by her nickname, Judy. She was the wife of the late Martin W. Brossman II, who died December 15, 2012.
Judy and Marty loved to travel the world together, developing a special affinity for Egypt which inspired her extensive knowledge of Egyptian history.
She was a lifelong advocate for voices that couldn't be heard, standing up for civil rights injustices while majoring in Sociology at Woman's College of the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. She was a catalyst for the introduction of child labor laws, and a champion of increased opportunities for women. She carried forward her passion in her career as Research Analyst for the Dept. of Labor.
Judy is survived by her son, Martin W. Brossman III, husband of Barbara Carr Brossman, Raleigh, N.C.
She was predeceased by her siblings, Edgar A. McLean, Oxon Hill, Md., and Mary Smith, Shelby, N.C.
Funeral Services Saturday, September 10, 2016, at 2 p.m., from the Mull Funeral Home, 27 E. High St., Womelsdorf, with Ronald E Rice, officiating. Burial will follow in Womelsdorf Union Cemetery. Relatives and friends may call Saturday, from 1 p.m. until time of service at the funeral home.