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Benita Mary Louise Breen

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Benita Mary Louise Breen

Birth
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
Death
13 Nov 1945 (aged 25)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 15, Block 8, Lot W3' of 14
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Benita Mary Louise BREEN Obituary
Chicago Daily Tribune, Chicago, Illinois
November 14, 1945 (Wednesday), Page 32, Columns 1 and 5

BREEN - Mary Louise Breen of 915 Margate terrace, loving daughter of Joseph and Gertrude McCrann Breen, sister of Joseph and Mary Frances Breen. Funeral Thursday, Nov. 15, at 8:30 a.m., from funeral home, 1359 Devon avenue at Glenwood. to St. Thomas of Canterbury church and All Saints cemetery

BENITA BREEN, SINGER, FOUND DEAD IN HER BED - Miss Mary Louise Breen, 25, of 915 Margate ter., a singer known professionally as Benita Breen, was found dead in bed yesterday by her mother, Mrs. Gertrude Breen. Summerdale police recorded the cause of death as an overdose of sleeping tablets. Miss Breen's father, Joseph, challenged the police view and said his daughter suffered from heart disease. Dr. Ludwig Korkes, 1000 st., said he treated Miss Breen six months ago for a nervous disorder. The singer had appeared with several well known orchestras.
Benita Mary Louise BREEN Obituary
Chicago Daily Tribune, Chicago, Illinois
November 14, 1945 (Wednesday), Page 32, Columns 1 and 5

BREEN - Mary Louise Breen of 915 Margate terrace, loving daughter of Joseph and Gertrude McCrann Breen, sister of Joseph and Mary Frances Breen. Funeral Thursday, Nov. 15, at 8:30 a.m., from funeral home, 1359 Devon avenue at Glenwood. to St. Thomas of Canterbury church and All Saints cemetery

BENITA BREEN, SINGER, FOUND DEAD IN HER BED - Miss Mary Louise Breen, 25, of 915 Margate ter., a singer known professionally as Benita Breen, was found dead in bed yesterday by her mother, Mrs. Gertrude Breen. Summerdale police recorded the cause of death as an overdose of sleeping tablets. Miss Breen's father, Joseph, challenged the police view and said his daughter suffered from heart disease. Dr. Ludwig Korkes, 1000 st., said he treated Miss Breen six months ago for a nervous disorder. The singer had appeared with several well known orchestras.


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