Carl L. Brenen
Carl L. Brenen, 88, of Butler, died Saturday afternoon at Chicora Medical Center.
Born Feb. 21, 1930, in Butler, he was a son of the late Glenn Brenen and Marie (Kern) Brenen.
Carl had worked at the Armco Steel Plant in Butler, retiring after 40 years.
He was a member of St. Paul Roman Catholic Church in Butler, the French & Belgium Club, the Butler Moose and had enjoyed fishing, bowling and golfing. When he was young Carl was a local boxer at the Cubs Hall.
He was a veteran of the United States Air Force.
His family would like to thank the 365 Hospice Care Team, also nurse Cathy and nurses aides Marie and Deb at Chicora Medical Center, for their care.
Surviving are his five daughters, Deborah (Patrick) Dorcy and Diana McGee both of Butler, Terry (Charles) Byrd of Coatesville, Pa., Denise (Dean) Selfridge and Tammy Fend, both of Butler; a son-in-law, Jim McLean of Hermitage; nine grandchildren, Kenny McGee & Sara McGee, Angela (Michael) Musillo, Dean (Kate) Selfridge Jr., Krystal (Mark) Snyder, Joshua (Amber) Byrd, Nicole Fend, Bret Dorcy, Jason Byrd and Jordan Fend; 12 great grandchildren, Meghan, Connor, Luke, Lincoln, Lucia, Ayiana, Kian, Kennedy, Mirabella, Valentia, and twins Hunter and Sophia; and his companion, Helen Russo of Butler.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret “Peg” Brenen, who died March 7, 1993; his daughter, Tracey McLean; his grandson, Jeremy Dorcy; also eight brothers and one sister, as he was the youngest and last surviving member of his family. Also, he was preceded in death by his pet monkey, Jocko, he had in his Air Force days.
BRENEN — Friends of Carl L. Brenen, who died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Geibel Funeral Home, 201 E. Cunningham St., Butler.A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, 128 N. McKean St., Butler.St. Paul's Catholic Women and Christian Mothers will meet at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church to recite the rosary.Entombment with military honors by the VFW/American Legion Honor Guard will follow in the mausoleum of Calvary Cemetery, Butler.For more information or to leave an online condolence, please visit www.geibelfuneralhome.com.
