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Viola Brennan

Viola Brennan

FAIRMONT — Private family services celebrating the life of Viola Brennan, 86, of Fairmont, Minn., will be held at a later date. Viola passed away Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 2, 2020, at Seasons Healthcare in Trimont, Minn.

Lakeview Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Fairmont is assisting the family with arrangements.

Viola (Benton) Brennan was born Sept. 23, 1933, as an American citizen, in Hamburg, Germany, the daughter of Frederik and Emma (Möller) Benton. As a young girl, the family moved to the United States, where Viola attended school and graduated from Washington Irving High School in New York, N.Y.

On Oct. 18, 1959, Viola was united in marriage to Vincent Edward Brennan in New York, N.Y. Together the couple would make their home in Astoria, Queens, and Southampton, N.Y. They were blessed with three daughters: Victoria, Paula and Jean.

Viola worked as a full charge bookkeeper for many years. Her attention to detail and work ethic landed her jobs with many interesting people, including Mike Nichols. In addition to her bookkeeping duties, Viola enjoyed tending to the many jobs around the house and tending to the needs of her family. In the early ’80s, Viola moved to Southampton, N.Y., for the next 15 years. She then made Fairmont, Minn., her permanent home in 1996.

Viola was an avid reader, and loved to sit and watch classic movies. She was always up for the next great adventure and, in 2001, took a three-month cruise around the world, experiencing many new sights and sounds. She saw the pyramids in Egypt, the Taj Mahal in India, Hong Kong, and many other countries across the globe.

Left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Victoria (Ben) Brennan, Jean (David) Koller, and Paula (Garrett) Kelly; grandchildren, Charles Brennan, Catherine Brennan, Katelin (Sam) Hull, Douglas Koller, Andrew Koller, Natalie Koller, Garrrett (Teddy) Kelly, Susan Kelly, Clint Kelly and Karen Kelly; great-granddaughter, Lauren Kelly, as well as many other extended family and friends.

Viola was preceded in death by her parents, Frederik and Emma Benton; husband, Vincent Brennan; sister, Rosemarie Heins; and brother, Rolf Benton.

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