Ralph E. Brennan

BRENNAN, Ralph E.
Of Gobles Died July 22, 2011 at Meadow Woods in Bloomingdale. Ralph was born September 3, 1913 in Kalamazoo, MI, a son of Michael and Elizabeth Briley Brennan. Prior to his retirement, he was employed for 35 years by a paper company in Parchment. Ralph used to bowl and golf; he loved his family and did not have a mean bone in his body. He was preceded in death by his wife Margaret in 2002, a daughter Molly Dennis, a grandson Ralph M. Brennan and by 6 brothers and sisters. Surviving are 5 grandchildren, William, Donald, Cheryl, Michael and Gerald; several great-grandchildren; sister Gertrude Rolf of Texas; nephew Thomas Brennan and several other nieces and nephews. Services will be held at 10 am on Tuesday at the Langeland Family Funeral Homes, Westside Chapel, 3926 S. 9th St. with Pastor Craig Watson of the Kalamazoo Free Methodist Church officiating. Visitation will be from 9-10 am at the Westside Chapel followed by a private interment in Mt. Ever-Rest Cemetery. Memorial contributions in Ralph�s memory may be made to the American Diabetes Association.