1930
Martin
2016
Martin M.D.
December 14, 1930 — April 2, 2016
Martin Tarsicius Brennan, 85, a well-known Delaware County otolaryngologist and Head & Neck Surgeon died on April 2, 2016 at Broomall Presbyterian Village after a long illness.
Born and raised in the coal region of Pottsville, PA, he was the son of Martin & Elizabeth (nee Higgins) Brennan. A proud graduate of Pottsville Catholic High School and The University of Notre Dame, Dr. Brennan earned his medical degree from Thomas Jefferson University in 1957.
After completing his internship at Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital in Darby, PA, he served in the United States Navy. As a Navy doctor, he was stationed with the Marine Corps in Okinawa, Japan and it gave him no greater joy than when the Corps honored him for his service to them.
After being honorably discharged, he completed his ENT residency at Thomas Jefferson Hospital and joined the Mercy Catholic Medical Center, where he served at Misercordia & Fitzgerald Mercy for nearly 50 years. Dr. Brennan served as Chairman of Otolaryngology at Mercy & Riddle Memorial Hospital for many years.
Known and loved by many patients and their families for his personalized care and honesty during many difficult illnesses, Dr. Brennan treated all of his patients as he would have wanted to be treated. Martin was also a voracious raconteur, regaling all of his friends and relatives with stories of his life and the people he knew.
Martin is survived by his wife of twenty-five years, Mary Frances (Nee Manning) Kollhoff. In addition, he is survived by sons, Terrance, Daniel, Martin Brennan and Dennis Kollhoff; daughters, Elizabeth Brennan Donegan, Regina Brennan Furlan and Margaret Brennan Sweeney; and twenty grandchildren. He is predeceased by his brother Joseph and his sister Regina Organi; survived by brothers Francis and Thomas and sister Ellen Couper.
A Funeral Mass will be said at 11:00 AM Friday, April 8th at St. Dorothy's Catholic Church, 4910 Township Line Road, Drexel Hill. Friends and family may call from 9:00 AM until 10:45 AM.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Broomall Presbyterian Village, 146 Marple Road, Broomall, PA 19008.
St. Dorothy Church
4910 Township Line Road Drexel Hill 19026, United States
Born and raised in the coal region of Pottsville, PA, he was the son of Martin & Elizabeth (nee Higgins) Brennan. A proud graduate of Pottsville Catholic High School and The University of Notre Dame, Dr. Brennan earned his medical degree from Thomas Jefferson University in 1957.
After completing his internship at Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital in Darby, PA, he served in the United States Navy. As a Navy doctor, he was stationed with the Marine Corps in Okinawa, Japan and it gave him no greater joy than when the Corps honored him for his service to them.
After being honorably discharged, he completed his ENT residency at Thomas Jefferson Hospital and joined the Mercy Catholic Medical Center, where he served at Misercordia & Fitzgerald Mercy for nearly 50 years. Dr. Brennan served as Chairman of Otolaryngology at Mercy & Riddle Memorial Hospital for many years.
Known and loved by many patients and their families for his personalized care and honesty during many difficult illnesses, Dr. Brennan treated all of his patients as he would have wanted to be treated. Martin was also a voracious raconteur, regaling all of his friends and relatives with stories of his life and the people he knew.
Martin is survived by his wife of twenty-five years, Mary Frances (Nee Manning) Kollhoff. In addition, he is survived by sons, Terrance, Daniel, Martin Brennan and Dennis Kollhoff; daughters, Elizabeth Brennan Donegan, Regina Brennan Furlan and Margaret Brennan Sweeney; and twenty grandchildren. He is predeceased by his brother Joseph and his sister Regina Organi; survived by brothers Francis and Thomas and sister Ellen Couper.
A Funeral Mass will be said at 11:00 AM Friday, April 8th at St. Dorothy's Catholic Church, 4910 Township Line Road, Drexel Hill. Friends and family may call from 9:00 AM until 10:45 AM.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Broomall Presbyterian Village, 146 Marple Road, Broomall, PA 19008.
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Friday, April 8, 2016 9:00 AM - 10:45 AMSt. Dorothy Church
4910 Township Line Road Drexel Hill 19026, United States
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