JOSEPH H. BRENNAN
Joseph H. Brennan, 69, Cato banker and farmer, died of a heart attack shortly
before noon today at his home.
Mr. Brennan had been active in management of his farm adjacent to the village
of Cato, and in the Cato State bank, of which he was president. Death occurred
soon after he was stricken.
Born on the homestead farm in Cato Mr. Brennan spent his life in that neighbor-
hood. He married Miss Clara Pankratz in 1915.
He was also a member of the school district board for several terms.
Survivors are the widow; two sons, Joseph, 21, and Bernard, 14,; a brother, John,
Oshkosh; five sisters, Mayme Brennan, city, Mrs. John Laughlin, Fond du Lac, Mrs.
J. M. Kelley, Cato, Mrs. John O’Connor, Appleton, and Mrs. James Murphy, Edgerton,
Wyo.
Funeral arrangements will be announced Thursday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, May 5, 1937 P. 2
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Brennan Services To Be Held on Saturday
Funeral services will be held Saturday for Joseph H. Brennan, Cato, bank president
who died Wednesday. The body was removed to the home from the Pfeffer funeral home
this afternoon. Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 8:30 o’clock from
the residence and at 9 o’clock at St. Michael’s church, Whitelaw. The Rev. Theodore
Pufahl will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen cemetery, here.
Manitowoc Herald Times, May 6, 1937 P. 2
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[d. 8 May 1937/age 69 yr/d. Cato, WI/cause: Chronic Myocarditis/
bur. on Mary Brennan lot]
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Notes from Cato:
Mr. Jos. Brennan and Miss Clara Pankratz were united in wedlock at St. Mary's
Church at Clarks Mills on Tuesday, the 8th. The church was very prettily
decorated with flowers.
The bride wore a gown of Pann velva trimmed with shadow lace, a veil and a wreath
of orange blossoms. The attending couple were Bernard Brennan of Kenosha and Elula
Becker of Manitowoc, who wore a gown of white net over white silk and she carried
a bouquet of sweet peas.
The couple departed for a trip to Niagara Falls and from there into Canada and
then to the Panama Exposition. They will return home through the south expecting
to be back about July 20th. Those attending from out of town were John Brennan and
family of Oshkosh, John Laughlin and family of Fond du Lac, Geo. Pankratz and family
of Escanaba, Wm. Brennan and family of Cleveland, Ohio and Elizabeth Brennan of
Milwaukee.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., June 10, 1915
Joseph H. Brennan, 69, Cato banker and farmer, died of a heart attack shortly
before noon today at his home.
Mr. Brennan had been active in management of his farm adjacent to the village
of Cato, and in the Cato State bank, of which he was president. Death occurred
soon after he was stricken.
Born on the homestead farm in Cato Mr. Brennan spent his life in that neighbor-
hood. He married Miss Clara Pankratz in 1915.
He was also a member of the school district board for several terms.
Survivors are the widow; two sons, Joseph, 21, and Bernard, 14,; a brother, John,
Oshkosh; five sisters, Mayme Brennan, city, Mrs. John Laughlin, Fond du Lac, Mrs.
J. M. Kelley, Cato, Mrs. John O’Connor, Appleton, and Mrs. James Murphy, Edgerton,
Wyo.
Funeral arrangements will be announced Thursday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, May 5, 1937 P. 2
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Brennan Services To Be Held on Saturday
Funeral services will be held Saturday for Joseph H. Brennan, Cato, bank president
who died Wednesday. The body was removed to the home from the Pfeffer funeral home
this afternoon. Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 8:30 o’clock from
the residence and at 9 o’clock at St. Michael’s church, Whitelaw. The Rev. Theodore
Pufahl will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen cemetery, here.
Manitowoc Herald Times, May 6, 1937 P. 2
********
[d. 8 May 1937/age 69 yr/d. Cato, WI/cause: Chronic Myocarditis/
bur. on Mary Brennan lot]
********
Notes from Cato:
Mr. Jos. Brennan and Miss Clara Pankratz were united in wedlock at St. Mary's
Church at Clarks Mills on Tuesday, the 8th. The church was very prettily
decorated with flowers.
The bride wore a gown of Pann velva trimmed with shadow lace, a veil and a wreath
of orange blossoms. The attending couple were Bernard Brennan of Kenosha and Elula
Becker of Manitowoc, who wore a gown of white net over white silk and she carried
a bouquet of sweet peas.
The couple departed for a trip to Niagara Falls and from there into Canada and
then to the Panama Exposition. They will return home through the south expecting
to be back about July 20th. Those attending from out of town were John Brennan and
family of Oshkosh, John Laughlin and family of Fond du Lac, Geo. Pankratz and family
of Escanaba, Wm. Brennan and family of Cleveland, Ohio and Elizabeth Brennan of
Milwaukee.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., June 10, 1915
JOSEPH H. BRENNAN
Joseph H. Brennan, 69, Cato banker and farmer, died of a heart attack shortly
before noon today at his home.
Mr. Brennan had been active in management of his farm adjacent to the village
of Cato, and in the Cato State bank, of which he was president. Death occurred
soon after he was stricken.
Born on the homestead farm in Cato Mr. Brennan spent his life in that neighbor-
hood. He married Miss Clara Pankratz in 1915.
He was also a member of the school district board for several terms.
Survivors are the widow; two sons, Joseph, 21, and Bernard, 14,; a brother, John,
Oshkosh; five sisters, Mayme Brennan, city, Mrs. John Laughlin, Fond du Lac, Mrs.
J. M. Kelley, Cato, Mrs. John O’Connor, Appleton, and Mrs. James Murphy, Edgerton,
Wyo.
Funeral arrangements will be announced Thursday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, May 5, 1937 P. 2
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Brennan Services To Be Held on Saturday
Funeral services will be held Saturday for Joseph H. Brennan, Cato, bank president
who died Wednesday. The body was removed to the home from the Pfeffer funeral home
this afternoon. Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 8:30 o’clock from
the residence and at 9 o’clock at St. Michael’s church, Whitelaw. The Rev. Theodore
Pufahl will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen cemetery, here.
Manitowoc Herald Times, May 6, 1937 P. 2
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[d. 8 May 1937/age 69 yr/d. Cato, WI/cause: Chronic Myocarditis/
bur. on Mary Brennan lot]
********
Notes from Cato:
Mr. Jos. Brennan and Miss Clara Pankratz were united in wedlock at St. Mary's
Church at Clarks Mills on Tuesday, the 8th. The church was very prettily
decorated with flowers.
The bride wore a gown of Pann velva trimmed with shadow lace, a veil and a wreath
of orange blossoms. The attending couple were Bernard Brennan of Kenosha and Elula
Becker of Manitowoc, who wore a gown of white net over white silk and she carried
a bouquet of sweet peas.
The couple departed for a trip to Niagara Falls and from there into Canada and
then to the Panama Exposition. They will return home through the south expecting
to be back about July 20th. Those attending from out of town were John Brennan and
family of Oshkosh, John Laughlin and family of Fond du Lac, Geo. Pankratz and family
of Escanaba, Wm. Brennan and family of Cleveland, Ohio and Elizabeth Brennan of
Milwaukee.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., June 10, 1915
Joseph H. Brennan, 69, Cato banker and farmer, died of a heart attack shortly
before noon today at his home.
Mr. Brennan had been active in management of his farm adjacent to the village
of Cato, and in the Cato State bank, of which he was president. Death occurred
soon after he was stricken.
Born on the homestead farm in Cato Mr. Brennan spent his life in that neighbor-
hood. He married Miss Clara Pankratz in 1915.
He was also a member of the school district board for several terms.
Survivors are the widow; two sons, Joseph, 21, and Bernard, 14,; a brother, John,
Oshkosh; five sisters, Mayme Brennan, city, Mrs. John Laughlin, Fond du Lac, Mrs.
J. M. Kelley, Cato, Mrs. John O’Connor, Appleton, and Mrs. James Murphy, Edgerton,
Wyo.
Funeral arrangements will be announced Thursday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, May 5, 1937 P. 2
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Brennan Services To Be Held on Saturday
Funeral services will be held Saturday for Joseph H. Brennan, Cato, bank president
who died Wednesday. The body was removed to the home from the Pfeffer funeral home
this afternoon. Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 8:30 o’clock from
the residence and at 9 o’clock at St. Michael’s church, Whitelaw. The Rev. Theodore
Pufahl will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen cemetery, here.
Manitowoc Herald Times, May 6, 1937 P. 2
********
[d. 8 May 1937/age 69 yr/d. Cato, WI/cause: Chronic Myocarditis/
bur. on Mary Brennan lot]
********
Notes from Cato:
Mr. Jos. Brennan and Miss Clara Pankratz were united in wedlock at St. Mary's
Church at Clarks Mills on Tuesday, the 8th. The church was very prettily
decorated with flowers.
The bride wore a gown of Pann velva trimmed with shadow lace, a veil and a wreath
of orange blossoms. The attending couple were Bernard Brennan of Kenosha and Elula
Becker of Manitowoc, who wore a gown of white net over white silk and she carried
a bouquet of sweet peas.
The couple departed for a trip to Niagara Falls and from there into Canada and
then to the Panama Exposition. They will return home through the south expecting
to be back about July 20th. Those attending from out of town were John Brennan and
family of Oshkosh, John Laughlin and family of Fond du Lac, Geo. Pankratz and family
of Escanaba, Wm. Brennan and family of Cleveland, Ohio and Elizabeth Brennan of
Milwaukee.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., June 10, 1915
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