Vernon J. Brennan, Sr., 95, of Minersville, passed away on Monday at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest.
Born on June 27, 1925 in Duncott, Cass Township, he was one of eleven children of the late Mae M. Wetzel Brennan and the late Harold A. Brennan, Sr. He attended St. Vincent de Paul Parochial School and was a 1943 graduate of Minersville High School. He was a car salesman for over 55 years, beginning with Rapp Motors, Bob Miller, Bob Weaver, and retiring from Pritz Auto. His last employment was as a court attendant for the Honorable Judge Palmer Dolbin up until the age of 93.
Vernon was a member of Holy Family Parish, Minersville. He was also an active member of the Minersville Fish and Game, the former Minersville Rotary Club and the former Pottsville Club.
He served as the Minersville High School golf coach for twenty years. While he could no longer play golf, Vernon still enjoyed playing gin rummy with family members and the friends that he met while he was a resident at Genesis Schuylkill Center. He also looked forward to his Sunday trips to Big Hill.
In addition to his parents, Vernon was preceded in death by his wife of 70 years, Mary “Betty” Ofsharick Brennan, who died on February 27, 2018; an infant daughter, Beverly Brennan; five brothers, Harold “Bud” Brennan, Jr., Robert “Beep” Brennan, Bill Brennan, Earl Brennan and Al Brennan; four sisters, Jean Posusney, Lorraine Kovich, Marie Mitchell and Barbara Sauder; a son-in-law, Rick Zimmerman.
Vernon is survived by three children, Diane Harvilla (spouse, John), Cindy Zimmerman, and Vernon J. Brennan, Jr., all of Minersville; three granddaughters, Krista Bevan (spouse, Randy), Pottsville, Michelle Beach (companion Jeremy Earlosky), York, and Leigh Ann Raisch (spouse, Adam), Willow Grove; three great grandchildren, Noah and Mira Bevan, and Griffin Raisch. He is also survived by a brother, Gerald “Jerry” Brennan, Jonestown, Lebanon County; nieces and nephews.
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Born on June 27, 1925 in Duncott, Cass Township, he was one of eleven children of the late Mae M. Wetzel Brennan and the late Harold A. Brennan, Sr. He attended St. Vincent de Paul Parochial School and was a 1943 graduate of Minersville High School. He was a car salesman for over 55 years, beginning with Rapp Motors, Bob Miller, Bob Weaver, and retiring from Pritz Auto. His last employment was as a court attendant for the Honorable Judge Palmer Dolbin up until the age of 93.
Vernon was a member of Holy Family Parish, Minersville. He was also an active member of the Minersville Fish and Game, the former Minersville Rotary Club and the former Pottsville Club.
He served as the Minersville High School golf coach for twenty years. While he could no longer play golf, Vernon still enjoyed playing gin rummy with family members and the friends that he met while he was a resident at Genesis Schuylkill Center. He also looked forward to his Sunday trips to Big Hill.
In addition to his parents, Vernon was preceded in death by his wife of 70 years, Mary “Betty” Ofsharick Brennan, who died on February 27, 2018; an infant daughter, Beverly Brennan; five brothers, Harold “Bud” Brennan, Jr., Robert “Beep” Brennan, Bill Brennan, Earl Brennan and Al Brennan; four sisters, Jean Posusney, Lorraine Kovich, Marie Mitchell and Barbara Sauder; a son-in-law, Rick Zimmerman.
Vernon is survived by three children, Diane Harvilla (spouse, John), Cindy Zimmerman, and Vernon J. Brennan, Jr., all of Minersville; three granddaughters, Krista Bevan (spouse, Randy), Pottsville, Michelle Beach (companion Jeremy Earlosky), York, and Leigh Ann Raisch (spouse, Adam), Willow Grove; three great grandchildren, Noah and Mira Bevan, and Griffin Raisch. He is also survived by a brother, Gerald “Jerry” Brennan, Jonestown, Lebanon County; nieces and nephews.
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Vernon J. Brennan, Sr., 95, of Minersville, passed away on Monday at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest.
Born on June 27, 1925 in Duncott, Cass Township, he was one of eleven children of the late Mae M. Wetzel Brennan and the late Harold A. Brennan, Sr. He attended St. Vincent de Paul Parochial School and was a 1943 graduate of Minersville High School. He was a car salesman for over 55 years, beginning with Rapp Motors, Bob Miller, Bob Weaver, and retiring from Pritz Auto. His last employment was as a court attendant for the Honorable Judge Palmer Dolbin up until the age of 93.
Vernon was a member of Holy Family Parish, Minersville. He was also an active member of the Minersville Fish and Game, the former Minersville Rotary Club and the former Pottsville Club.
He served as the Minersville High School golf coach for twenty years. While he could no longer play golf, Vernon still enjoyed playing gin rummy with family members and the friends that he met while he was a resident at Genesis Schuylkill Center. He also looked forward to his Sunday trips to Big Hill.
In addition to his parents, Vernon was preceded in death by his wife of 70 years, Mary “Betty” Ofsharick Brennan, who died on February 27, 2018; an infant daughter, Beverly Brennan; five brothers, Harold “Bud” Brennan, Jr., Robert “Beep” Brennan, Bill Brennan, Earl Brennan and Al Brennan; four sisters, Jean Posusney, Lorraine Kovich, Marie Mitchell and Barbara Sauder; a son-in-law, Rick Zimmerman.
Vernon is survived by three children, Diane Harvilla (spouse, John), Cindy Zimmerman, and Vernon J. Brennan, Jr., all of Minersville; three granddaughters, Krista Bevan (spouse, Randy), Pottsville, Michelle Beach (companion Jeremy Earlosky), York, and Leigh Ann Raisch (spouse, Adam), Willow Grove; three great grandchildren, Noah and Mira Bevan, and Griffin Raisch. He is also survived by a brother, Gerald “Jerry” Brennan, Jonestown, Lebanon County; nieces and nephews.
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Born on June 27, 1925 in Duncott, Cass Township, he was one of eleven children of the late Mae M. Wetzel Brennan and the late Harold A. Brennan, Sr. He attended St. Vincent de Paul Parochial School and was a 1943 graduate of Minersville High School. He was a car salesman for over 55 years, beginning with Rapp Motors, Bob Miller, Bob Weaver, and retiring from Pritz Auto. His last employment was as a court attendant for the Honorable Judge Palmer Dolbin up until the age of 93.
Vernon was a member of Holy Family Parish, Minersville. He was also an active member of the Minersville Fish and Game, the former Minersville Rotary Club and the former Pottsville Club.
He served as the Minersville High School golf coach for twenty years. While he could no longer play golf, Vernon still enjoyed playing gin rummy with family members and the friends that he met while he was a resident at Genesis Schuylkill Center. He also looked forward to his Sunday trips to Big Hill.
In addition to his parents, Vernon was preceded in death by his wife of 70 years, Mary “Betty” Ofsharick Brennan, who died on February 27, 2018; an infant daughter, Beverly Brennan; five brothers, Harold “Bud” Brennan, Jr., Robert “Beep” Brennan, Bill Brennan, Earl Brennan and Al Brennan; four sisters, Jean Posusney, Lorraine Kovich, Marie Mitchell and Barbara Sauder; a son-in-law, Rick Zimmerman.
Vernon is survived by three children, Diane Harvilla (spouse, John), Cindy Zimmerman, and Vernon J. Brennan, Jr., all of Minersville; three granddaughters, Krista Bevan (spouse, Randy), Pottsville, Michelle Beach (companion Jeremy Earlosky), York, and Leigh Ann Raisch (spouse, Adam), Willow Grove; three great grandchildren, Noah and Mira Bevan, and Griffin Raisch. He is also survived by a brother, Gerald “Jerry” Brennan, Jonestown, Lebanon County; nieces and nephews.
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