Irene D. Brennan, 95, of Bennett Court, Hazleton, died Wednesday evening at The Laurels where she had been a guest. She was born in Hazleton, the daughter of the late Ben and Frances (Kowalski) Chaiko.
She was a former member of St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church.
Prior to retiring, she was employed in the local textile industry She was preceded in death by her husband, John W. Brennan; a daughter, Joan Ferrare; sisters, Helen Gerlach, Dorothy Donnelly and Eleanor Poddo; and a brother Albert Chaiko.
Surviving are her two children, Paul Brennan and his wife, Carol, West Chester; Diane Bissol and her husband, James, a brother, Norbert Chaiko and his wife, Kathy; five grandchildren, Laura and Matthew Brennan, Dorene Pongrazzi, Sharon Stanakis and Morgan Bissol; four great-grandchildren, Tyler and Kyle Pongrazi, Taylor and Noah Stanakis and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held Monday at 9 a.m. from the Frank J. Bonin Funeral Home Inc. Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. at Queen of Heaven Parish.
Interment in Calvary Cemetery Friends and relatives may call on Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m.
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Irene D. Brennan, 95, of Bennett Court, Hazleton, died Wednesday evening at The Laurels where she had been a guest. She was born in Hazleton, the daughter of the late Ben and Frances (Kowalski) Chaiko.
She was a former member of St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church.
Prior to retiring, she was employed in the local textile industry She was preceded in death by her husband, John W. Brennan; a daughter, Joan Ferrare; sisters, Helen Gerlach, Dorothy Donnelly and Eleanor Poddo; and a brother Albert Chaiko.
Surviving are her two children, Paul Brennan and his wife, Carol, West Chester; Diane Bissol and her husband, James, a brother, Norbert Chaiko and his wife, Kathy; five grandchildren, Laura and Matthew Brennan, Dorene Pongrazzi, Sharon Stanakis and Morgan Bissol; four great-grandchildren, Tyler and Kyle Pongrazi, Taylor and Noah Stanakis and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held Monday at 9 a.m. from the Frank J. Bonin Funeral Home Inc. Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. at Queen of Heaven Parish.
Interment in Calvary Cemetery Friends and relatives may call on Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m.
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Hazleton, Pennsylvania •
Sat, Oct 21, 2017
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Family Members
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Louise Rzonski Kurdziel
1923–2004
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Dorothy Valeria Chaiko Donnelly
1925–2007
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Clara A. Rzonski Kurdziel
1925–2018
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Genevieve M Rzonski Maciejewski
1926–2011
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Eleanor F Chaiko Poddo
1927–2005
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Albert John Chaiko
1931–1993
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Helen Rzonski Leshko
1931–2019
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Anne "Annie" Rzonski Bangor
1932–2020
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Norbert Lawrence Chaiko
1933–2022
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