SINSINAWA — Sister Margaret Ann “Peggy” Brennan, OP, died April 5, 2021, at St. Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, Wis. Her religious name was Sister Eunice. The funeral Mass was held at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa, April 14, 2021, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Sister Peggy made her first profession as a Dominican Sister of Sinsinawa Aug. 5, 1958, and her perpetual profession Aug. 5, 1961. She ministered in education as a teacher for 41 years, substitute teacher and library volunteer for eight years, and registrar for two years. Sister Peggy served as secretary to the prioress of the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa for nine years. She delighted in each of her educational ministries and strove to instill the Dominican values of truth, compassion, justice, community, and partnership in her students. In a 2001 “Sinsinawa Dominican Vision” article, Sister Peggy wrote of her students, “I am confident that their deep spirituality will enrich the lives of many in the future.” She served in Nebraska, Illinois, Connecticut, Wisconsin and South Dakota.
In the Diocese of Madison, Sister Peggy taught at Edgewood High School, Madison, 1965-1973. She served as the personal secretary to the prioress of the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, Sinsinawa, 1977-1986.
Sister Peggy was born May 20, 1935, in Sioux City, Iowa, the daughter of Charles and Kathryn (Fleming) Brennan. Her parents; three sisters, Catherine Marriott, Mary Strozdas, and Sister Jean Brennan, OP; and four brothers, the Rev. John Brennan, William Brennan, Richard Brennan, and James Brennan, preceded her in death. She is survived by nieces, nephews and her Dominican Sisters with whom she shared 62 years of religious life.
Memorials may be made to the Sinsinawa Dominicans, 585 County Road Z, Sinsinawa, WI, 53824-9701 or at www.sinsinawa.org/donate online.
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