Mary Jane Brennan

She was born in Buffalo, on March 14, 1926, the daughter of the late Edwin Leopold and Mary Elizabeth (Fulcher) Winstel. She graduated from high school and attended Business College in Buffalo.

On a vacation weekend to Sunset Bay, Mary and her girlfriends flagged down an Army Private and that led to a long-distance romance with Chuck Brennan. They were married on April 6, 1946, in Silver Creek. During her life, she was a member of the Business and Professional Women (BPW), Home Bureau, and various Methodist Women’s organizations.

Mary worked on the farm and raised one daughter and four sons. Most of all she will be remembered as a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Mary loved cooking and baking for her family and friends. She was kind compassionate and loyal. Her children and family will miss her sharp wit, but most of all her unconditional love.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to all that cared for our mother with kindness, patience and loving care at the Chautauqua Nursing & Rehabilitation Center and a most special thank you to HOSPICE for their loving care given to our family and our mother.

Survivors include a daughter, Linda (Robert) Halenkamp, of Sachse, TX; four sons Paul (Pia Doro) Brennan, of Angola; Stephen (Lisa) Brennan, of Silver Creek; Richard (Nita) Brennan, of Silver Creek; David (Kim) Brennan, of Cuero, TX; and a brother, Edwin (Betty) Winstel, of Canton, Michigan. Also surviving are thirteen grandchildren, twenty-two great grandchildren, two great-great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Besides her parents she was predeceased by her husband, Charles Walter Brennan, who died Dec. 26, 2019.

Friends are welcome to call at Riles & Woolley Funeral Home, 39 Main Street, Forestville, on Sunday afternoon from 1-3 p.m., where Funeral Services will be held at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Thomas Pollock and the Rev. Michael Pollock, of Gage Chapel Community Church, officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Lawn Cemetery, Town of Hanover.

The family suggests memorials may be made to Samaritan’s Purse International Relief, PO Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607. To post condolences or memories, go to www.rilesandwoolley funeralhome.com.

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