Linda M. Brennan Obituary (2024)

Linda Marie Brennan passed away on February 25th, 2024, at her home in Ellensburg, WA. Linda was born Linda Marie Krueger on September 19, 1937. She married Leo Robert Brennan (November 1, 1936 January 22, 2021) on June 8, 1957, in Lake Arrowhead, CA. They had 5 children and lived in several places including Kernville, CA, Bishop, CA and Kittitas, WA before moving to Ellensburg. Linda was a devout Catholic and served in the Alter Society, Young Womens Institute and the Octoberfest Committee. Linda belonged to several Catholic Church choirs and cantered for more than 50 years. She sang with the Sweet Adelines for over 30 years and was the director of the Ellensburg Blues barbershop chorus. She also acted as a childrens caregiver for 70 years starting in her teens. Her passions were music and children (babies) as well as caring for anyone who needed her. She also loved keeping up with the TV series Maine Cabin Masters. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Patrick and Mary Catherine (Nolan) Krueger, her husband Leo, son Michael (July 26, 1963 August 15, 1976), brothers Carroll, Dick and Larry and sisters DeLourde and Franny. She lost 2 brothers in law, 3 sisters in law, 2 nephews and one great nephew. Linda is survived by daughters Eileen Brennan and Mary Plettenberg, sons Sean (wife Lisa) and Brian (wife Kathy), 5 granddaughters - Jessica Plettenberg, Shannon and Angela Brennan, Kelly Brennan-Jones (husband Jordon Jones) and Marissa Brennan, 3 grandsons Gary, Dominic and Aaron (wife Katie Desimone-Brennan). She had 3 great-granddaughters Sunday Rose Plettenberg, Ember Marie Fries and Mira Lucy Jones. She is also survived by 2 sisters Gretchen Ross and Karen Smith and one brother Raymond (Buzzy) Krueger (wife Jan) and sister-in-law, Terilyn Krueger (Carrolls widow). She also had 2 step grandsons, Christopher (wife Alexandra) and Andrew (wife Lindsay) Plettenberg and 5 step great-grandchildren Roxanne, Naomi, Mia, Felix and Venice. Linda loved her family and spent as much time with them as possible. Linda was grateful for her caregivers Gabriela Martinez, Maria Guerrero, Yazmin Mejia and Luz Lozano as well as her daughters. Lindas Rosary will be held on Thursday, April 11th at 7pm and her funeral is scheduled for 11am on Friday, April 12. The honorary pallbearers are Sean, Brian, Gary, Dominic and Aaron Brennan, Tyler Fries and Christian Contreras. The burial will be directly after the funeral mass at Holy Cross Cemetery followed by a luncheon at the St. Andrews social hall.