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Mellitus Brennen

Mellitus Brennen

Male 1921 - 1999  (78 years)


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  • Name Mellitus Brennen  [1] 
    Birth 15 Feb 1921  Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 8 Jun 1999  Foxboro, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5821  Branches and Roots
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

    Father Edward Charles Brennen,   b. 19 Apr 1886, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Oct 1962, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Emma Cunigunda Blessel,   b. 16 Mar 1889, Benzinger, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Aug 1969, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 25 Jun 1913  St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F159  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mildred Malone,   b. 20 Oct 1921, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Nov 1985, Foxboro, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F1711  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

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    1. [S2] Staff, Daily Press, The, (Name: Daily Press, The; Location: St. Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States;), Obit: Brennan, Raymond J. 01SEP2018.
      Raymond J. Brennan died peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, at the age of 88 in Bridgewater, New Jersey. Born and raised in St. Marys, to Emma (Blessel) and Edward Brennan Sr.

      He joined the Navy after he completed high school, and he actively served in the Korean War until 1954. He went on to be a mechanical engineer in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and then he returned to Emporium, where he continued his career until 1972. During retirement, Ray and his wife, Ann, were avid travelers, and he was well-known for fixing and "modifying" anything he could get his hands on. In 2017, Ray and Ann moved to New Jersey to be closer to their family.

      In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by his siblings, Edward Brennan, Alberta "Bertie" Pisaneschi, Martha Shatz, Mellitus "Leed" Brennan, Herbert Brennan, Norman Brennan, and Maudie Neureiter.

      Ray is survived by his beloved wife of 58 years, Ann; his daughter, Donna, and her husband, Rusty Yarnell; his grandchildren, Russ, Lindsay, and Tyler; his great-grandchild, Russ; as well as his sisters, Delores Dippold and Laurene "Rene" Hallyburton.

      Relatives and friends may gather on Tuesday, September 4 from 10 a.m. until the service begins at 12 p.m. at the Martin Funeral Home, 1761 NJ-31, Clinton, NJ 08809. Interment will follow in Hollywood Memorial Park, Union, New Jersey. Military Honors will be held at the funeral home following the service.

      In lieu of flowers donations in Ray's honor may be made through "In Memory Of" for the Compassionate Care Hospice at www.inmemoryof-memorial.org.

      For more information or to send condolences to the family, please visit martinfh.com.

      Funeral Home
      Martin Funeral Home
      1761 Rt. 31 Clinton, NJ 8809
      (908) 735-7180

      Published in The Daily Press on Sept. 1, 2018
      HFA: 09MAR2021

      https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/smdailypress/name/raymond-brennan-obituary?id=13320587