Emma L. Bresnahan
Emma L. Bresnahan, 89, of Butler passed away Friday at the Saxony Health Center in Saxonburg.
Born Aug. 23, 1928, in East Butler, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Laura Christy Johnston.
Emma was a member of St. Wendelin Roman Catholic Church where she was involved in the church picnics along with the card parties.
She enjoyed playing poker on Saturday afternoons, working in her garden and playing bingo. She also enjoyed going to the Meadows Race Track and had previously owned race horses, and going to the casinos. She especially enjoyed being with her family and her special granddog, Bailey.
Surviving are her eight children, Karen (Neil) Larsen of Georgia, Donna (John) McNany of Chicora, Clyde Bresnahan Jr., Linda Burk, both of Butler, Trudy (Paul) Homa of East Butler, Trina (Bill) McCrea of Chicora, Darlene (Denis) Young and Mark (Martha) Bresnahan, both of Butler; 15 grandchildren, Melissa, Michele, Raquel, Jason, Tammy, Brandy, Luke, Rachael, Sarah, Michael, Kristin, Travis, Adam, Nathan and Lauren; 10 great-grandchildren; her sister, Eleanor Williams of Butler; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde F. Bresnahan Sr., whom she married March 14, 1949, and who died April 12, 2005; her grandson, Brian Burk; her four brothers, Jake, Andy, William and John Johnston; and her sister, Kate Royal.
BRESNAHAN — Friends of Emma L. Bresnahan, who died Friday, April 27, 2018, will be received from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Geibel Funeral Home, 201 E. Cunningham St., Butler.A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday from St. Wendelin Roman Catholic Church, 210 St. Wendelin Road, Butler. The Rev. Matthew McClain, pastor, will officiate. Interment will follow at St. Wendelin Cemetery.For more information or to leave an online condolence, please visit www.geibelfuneralhome.com.Please sign the guest book at www.butlereagle.com.
