Helene A Brennan

March 8, 1926 - December 3, 2018

Helene A. Brennan, 92, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 3, 2018 at Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center in Somerville, NJ. She was born in Tunis, Tunisia in North Africa the daughter of the late Baltazar and Bernadette Castiglione. Mrs. Brennan was a resident of Manville, NJ for the past 65 years. She worked as a cook and caterer at several local and area businesses over her career before retiring. Mrs. Brennan was a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother. She loved spending time with her family and most especially her grandchildren. Mrs. Brennan had a passion for cooking and seeing everyone enjoy her food. She most especially loved cooking for her family. Mrs. Brennan was a lifetime member of the Manville PTA. She was also a member of the 4H cooking club and the Manville Senior Citizens Organization. Mrs. Brennan was predeceased by her husband John J. Brennan in 1989 and by a daughter Jaqueline Brennan-Sandar. She was also predeceased by two brothers Joseph Castiglione and Victor Castiglione and by two sisters Frances Castiglione and Jeanette Gresh. She is survived by her children Joseph J. Brennan and his wife Gail of Decatur, Illinois, Bernadette Brennan of Manville, NJ and Michael A. Brennan of Decatur, Illinois. She is also survived by two daughters Donna Marie Priano and her husband Michael of Easton, PA and Patti Filbach of Missouri and by her two sisters Eliane Louvet of Saint-Gilles, France and Rosette Moreau of Saint-Gilles, France and by her six cherished grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. The viewing will be on Sunday, December 9, 2018 from 4 to 8 PM at the Ketusky Funeral Home, 1310 Brooks Blvd., Manville, NJ. Interment will be private.