February 19 1937 February 23 2020
Mary M. Brennan February 19, 1937 – February 23, 2020 Share this obituary Send Flowers View/Sign Guestbook| Send Sympathy Card| Memorial Donation Mary Monica Brennan (nee Plashal) Born to Eternal Life Sunday, February 23, 2020 at the age of 83 years. Beloved wife of James Patrick Brennan for 47 years from 1962 until his death in 2009. Loving mother of Michael (Emily) Brennan, Meghan O’Callaghan, Brigid Brennan, and Patrick (Celeste) Brennan. Proud grandmother of Joseph O’Callaghan, Brigid O’Callaghan, Thomas O’Callaghan, Maura Brennan, Mary Margaret Brennan, Gavin Brennan, Brian Brennan, Matthew Brennan, Sean Brennan, Kevin Brennan, and Adele Brennan. Loving sister of Ann (Robert) Poggel and John (Betty) Plashal. Also survived by her brother-in-law William (Maggie) Brennan. Predeceased by her father Oliver Charles (Jack) Plashal and her mother Evelyn Marie (nee Galvin) Plashal, and her sister Rita (Phillip) Lindner. Also predeceased by her brothers-in-law John Manion (Joanne) Brennan, Robert Edward (Dorie) Brennan, and Fr. Thomas N. Brennan, S.J. Further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives, and many friends. Visitation on Saturday, February 29, 2020 from 9 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. at St. Monica’s Parish, 160 East Silver Spring Drive, Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin. After the Mass the family will gather with relatives and friends in Donovan Hall at St. Monica’s, Mary’s parish her entire life. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Christ Child Society and St. Monica’s Parish. Mary was born in St. Paul, Minnesota and raised in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin. She attended St. Monica’s grade school, Messmer High School, and Mount Mary College (now University). Her first vocation was as a teacher in Nuremberg, West Germany, Long Beach, California, and then back in her home of Milwaukee, where she met her future husband Attorney James P. Brennan at a Green Bay Packer game. They raised their four children, and helped raise their grandchildren in their home on Santa Monica Boulevard in Whitefish Bay. Mary enjoyed skiing, including for many years taking annual trips to Colorado. She and Jim and their children took many vacations “up north” at Star Lake, Wisconsin. She volunteered many hours with the Christ Child Society, the St. Francis Children’s Center, and at St. Monica’s. Mary will be remembered for her deep Catholic faith, her selflessness, and her many lasting friendships which she nurtured even to the end. For decades Mary bore without complaint the pain of rheumatoid arthritis, accepting her suffering and offering it up in union with Christ’s Passion. Burial will be alongside her husband Jim in the Star Lake Cemetery during the summer of 2020. SERVICES Visitation Saturday, February 29, 2020 9:00 AM – 10:45 AM St. Monica Catholic Church 5601 North Santa Monica Blvd. Whitefish Bay, WI 53217 Get Directions on Google Maps Mass of Christian Burial Saturday, February 29, 2020 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM St. Monica Catholic Church 5601 North Santa Monica Blvd. Whitefish Bay, WI 53217 Get Directions on Google Maps Print Obituary
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Mary Brennan February 19 1937 February 23 2020.
Death notice for the town of: Milwaukee, state: Wisconsin