Beverly M. Brennan

1935 - 2015

Beverly May Brennan, 80
PORTLAND - Beverly May Brennan passed away on Oct. 24, 2015, in Royal Palm Beach, Fla., where she had lived for the past several years. Prior to that, Beverly and her husband Jimmy lived their entire married life in Portland. Beverly, an only child, was born on June 3, 1935, to Merle D. Niles and Mattie Niles McLaughlin in Bath.
She met her husband, James (Jimmy) Brennan at Mercy Hospital, Portland, where she was a nurse and he her patient. They married at St. Mary's Church, Bath, on Feb. 27, 1960. They were blessed with two daughters, Maureen and Patricia, who were with their mother at the time of her death.
Beverly earned her nursing degree from Mercy Hospital, Portland, and later earned an M.S. in Anesthesiology, also from Mercy. She spent her entire nursing career at Mercy Hospital, leaving in the mid-70s to assist Jimmy with his parking lot business. Beverly and Jimmy also ran a food concession at Pine Point Beach and Crescent Beach State Park for over 15 years, allowing their daughters to grow up on the beach. Bev was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, putting her family's needs always at the forefront. She loved card games, especially Three Card Poker, and almost never left the casino with less money than she took!
Preceding Beverly in death were Jimmy, her beloved husband of 47 years; her parents; and her son-in-law Daniel Ferran; also John Brennan and Kathleen Brennan, Jimmy's brother and sister. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Maureen and James Paul of Ketchikan, Alaska, daughter Patricia Ferran of Ellicott City, Md.; grandson Derek Paul and his wife Ashley, granddaughters Courtney Paul and Meghan Ferran; and great-grandchildren, Ashton, Luke and Ariel Paul. Beverly is also survived by Jimmy's brothers, Francis Brennan, Gov. Joseph Brennan and his wife Connie, and Paul Brennan, by Jimmy's sisters Mary Toker, and Sister Barbara Ann of the Sisters of Mercy, Jimmy's sister-in-law Merrye Lynn Brennan; many Brennan nieces and nephews; and good friends both in Portland and Royal Palm Beach.
A "breakfast memorial" was held at Beverly's favorite eatery, Hilary's, in Royal Palm Beach with her friends there. A memorial service in Beverly's memory will be held in Portland at a date to be determined in the summer of 2016.

Memorial contributions can be made in Beverly's name to
Mercy Hospital
144 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101,
the American Diabetes Association,
or the American Kidney Foundation