Sr. Mary Brennan, (87) Dominican Sister of Peace, of Brooklyn, NY, passed away peacefully at Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, on July 6, 2023.

Sr. Mary was born on September 17, 1935, in Queens, NY. She entered the Dominican Sisters of Peace at the St. Catharine Motherhouse in Springfield, KY, in 1958, and made final profession in 1960.

Sr. Mary taught in Illinois, Nebraska, and New York and worked at Sidney Sass Associates, as an Administrative Assistant for the CCD Department in the Diocese of Brooklyn, and as an accounting clerk at St. Francis de Sales School for the Deaf. She returned to the Congregation's Motherhouse in Kentucky in 1986 where she served in the Finance Department. Her final ministry was in Brooklyn, NY, where she served as a Social Service Case Manager for Catholic Charities and as a Social Work Supervisor for the homebound elderly.

Mary Brennan was preceded in death by her parents, Patrick and Mary (Buckley) and by her sister Patricia Buhse. She is survived by her beloved nephews, John, Kevin and Phillip Buhse, her Godmother and cousin Kathleen Brady, many cousins and friends, and her Community at St. Catharine and the Dominican Sisters of Peace.

The Funeral Mass and internment will take place at the Dominican Sisters of Peace Motherhouse in St. Catharine, KY, at a later date.

A special memorial service will be held for her many local family and friends at the office of Catholic Charities in Brooklyn. She will be remembered especially there for her loving kindness, and the impact she made on the many that she served.

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Memorial gifts in Sr. Mary Brennan's memory may be submitted securely online at OPPeace.org or sent to:

The Dominican Sisters of Peace
Office of Mission Advancement
2320 Airport Drive
Columbus, OH 43219