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Johnson Hindin Genealogy
Suggestions for using this site: Click “Johnson-Hindin Genealogy,” above, to go to the Home Page. Click the “Ancestors” tab below to see a pedigree chart. (If no ancestors appear in the chart, see if the person has a spouse by clicking the blue down arrow, and then click the “Ancestors” tab.) In the pedigree chart, click the blue down arrow to see a person’s family and click the gold right arrow to see more ancestors. Click the “Descendants” tab, below, then the “Register Format” option for a good descendancy report.
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 1917 - 2012
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| Born |
9 May 1917 |
Waterbury, New Haven Co., Connecticut  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
2 Apr 2012 |
Waterbury, New Haven Co., Connecticut |
| Person ID |
I721 |
Johnson Hindin Tree |
| Last Modified |
17 May 2013 |
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| Notes |
- The following obituary was published in the Republican-American (Waterbury, Connecticut) on April 3, 2012:
Mrs. Eleanor Gerard
Devoted to her family
WATERBURY — Mrs. Eleanor (Brenneis) Gerard, 94, of Waterbury, died peacefully Monday, April 2, 2012, at the Cheshire House after a brief illness. She was the widow of Leo J. Gerard.
Mrs. Gerard was born in Waterbury May 9, 1917, daughter of the late John and Nora (Scannell) Brenneis, and was a graduate of Waterbury Catholic High School. A lifelong communicant of St. Michael's Church, she was currently the longest continuous member of the parish. She was a devoted mother who enjoyed staying home and raising her family.
Mrs. Gerard is survived by one son, James L. Gerard and his wife Juanita, and two daughters, Leslie M. DePaulo, and Nancy Mazzini and her husband Bill, all of Waterbury. She is also survived by one sister, Sister Marguerite Brenneis CND of Wilton; four grandchildren, Nina Quesnel and her husband Dan, Melissa DePaulo Lott and her husband Darryl, Bryan DePaulo and his wife Jonquil, and Alex Mazzini; and three great grandchildren, John Brennan, Eleanor Lott and Gabrielle Lott. She was predeceased by two sisters, Dorothy Healy and Catherine Thompson.
The family would like to thank the Cheshire House staff, especially Bernadine for the comfort and kind care they provided over the past year.
The funeral will be Wednesday, April 4, at 9:15 a.m. from the Murphy Funeral Home, 115 Willow St., to St. Michael's Church, 62 St. Michael's Drive, for a Mass at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery. Calling hour is Wednesday from 8:15 until 9:15 a.m. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Michael's Church, 62 St. Michael's Drive, Waterbury, CT 06704.
Visit www.murphyfuneralhomect.com for more information or to send an online condolence.
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