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Kenneth L Breen - Class Of 1974 VIEW PROFILE

Kenneth L Breen

DOB - 4-17-1956

Deceased - 12-15-2011, age 55, Extended Illness

Survived by wife Julie

Kenneth L. Breen – North Liberty, Indiana, Kenny passed away December 15, 2011 in his home after an extended illness.  Kenny’s wife and best friend, Julie, was by his side.  Kenny was a machinist with Federal Mogul for 17 years.

 

Susan M. Smith Scheu

 

Kenneth L. Breen

Apr. 17, 1956 - Dec. 15, 2011


NORTH LIBERTY - Kenneth "Kenny" Breen, a lifelong area resident of North Liberty, Indiana, died Thursday evening, December 15, 2011, in his home after an extended illness with his loving wife by his side. He was 55. Born on April 17,1956, in Elkhart, lndiana, he was the son of the late John E. and Betty (Bruggner) Breen.

In the summer, of August 6, 1999, in Walkerton, Indiana, at Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, he married his wife and best friend of 25 years, the former Julie Nimtz, who survives. Other survivors include his brother, Michael (Yvonne) Breen of St. Joseph, Michigan; 5 nephews, Chris (Jennifer) Breen of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Pat (Stacie) Breen, Sean, Cory and Kelly Breen, all of Fort Wayne, Indiana; and a great-niece, Avigail Breen. He will be rnissed by his wife's family, Susan (Craig) Hafizell and Tom (Monica) Nimtz, both of South Bend, lndiana, and John (Carolyn) Nimtz of Coral Springs, Florida.

He was preceded in death by his loving parents, his biological father, Patrick Hurley, and his brother, Patrick Breen, who died on August 2, 2010. Kenny was a machinist with Federal Mogul of South Bend for 17 years and a member of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish near Lakeville, Indiana. He was also a former member of the Harley Owners Group.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in honor of Kenny's memory, l1:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 20, 2011, at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, 63568 U.S. 31 South, South Bend, Indiana (574-291-2826), with Father Charles Oyo as celebrant. The family will receive friends in the narthex of the church 2 hours prior to the Mass. There will be private burial services in Saint Joseph Valley Memorial Park in Granger, Indiana, at a later date.

Memorial contributions may be made on behalf of Mr. Breen to Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish; The Center for Hospice of Marshall County, 112 South Center Street Suite C, Plymouth, lndiana 46563; Prison Tails, c/o "Mixed Up Mutts" P.O. Box 193 Westville, Indiana 46391; or to Shriners Hospital for Children, 2211 North Oak Park Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60707.

 

Published in South Bend Tribune on December 18, 2011.

 

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