Michael J. Brannan
October 18, 1939 – October 23, 2020
Michael Joseph Brannan, 81, of Sun City Center, Fla., passed away peacefully into eternal life on October 23, 2020. Mike was born on October 18, 1939, to Joseph and Nellie (Walker) Brannan in Lithopolis, Ohio. He graduated from Groveport High School in Groveport, Ohio, in 1957. Mike married Eileen Coontz on April 9, 1961. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army from 1962 to 1964 in Battle Creek, Mich., where he and Eileen were stationed. During that time, Michael served as part of the Honor Guard for President Kennedy after he was assassinated.
Michael was an amazing person....so loved by all that had the extreme pleasure of knowing him. He strongly believed in giving back to the community and did so in many ways. Michael was a person of deep faith and was committed not only to his church, where he served on the church council as treasurer and sang in the choir, but to Life Path Hospice, the Sun City Emergency Squad and as a board member in the association where he and Dennis lived. There is no one who didn’t experience his love of people and his total love for his church and the organizations where he volunteered so many hours. Michael will leave an emptiness in our hearts and a sadness for all who knew and loved him.
Mike is survived by his loving husband and partner of 39 years, Dennis Douglas; his sister Sandi (Garry) O’Brian; his former wife, Eileen Ray; dearest friends, Nancy DiBenedetto and Marylou Grzadzielewski; and numerous special friends from St. Paul Lutheran Church, LifePath Hospice, the Sun City Center Volunteer Emergency Squad, the Portsmith neighborhood, as well as special friends from Ohio (Betty, Barbara and Stanley) and Wisconsin. A memorial service celebrating Mike’s life will be held on Friday, November 6, at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 5103 N. Central Ave., Tampa, FL. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church at the above address or to LifePath Hospice, 3723 Upper Creek Drive, Ruskin, FL 33573.
“I love you with the love of the Lord.”
Michael was an amazing person....so loved by all that had the extreme pleasure of knowing him. He strongly believed in giving back to the community and did so in many ways. Michael was a person of deep faith and was committed not only to his church, where he served on the church council as treasurer and sang in the choir, but to Life Path Hospice, the Sun City Emergency Squad and as a board member in the association where he and Dennis lived. There is no one who didn’t experience his love of people and his total love for his church and the organizations where he volunteered so many hours. Michael will leave an emptiness in our hearts and a sadness for all who knew and loved him.
Mike is survived by his loving husband and partner of 39 years, Dennis Douglas; his sister Sandi (Garry) O’Brian; his former wife, Eileen Ray; dearest friends, Nancy DiBenedetto and Marylou Grzadzielewski; and numerous special friends from St. Paul Lutheran Church, LifePath Hospice, the Sun City Center Volunteer Emergency Squad, the Portsmith neighborhood, as well as special friends from Ohio (Betty, Barbara and Stanley) and Wisconsin. A memorial service celebrating Mike’s life will be held on Friday, November 6, at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 5103 N. Central Ave., Tampa, FL. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church at the above address or to LifePath Hospice, 3723 Upper Creek Drive, Ruskin, FL 33573.
“I love you with the love of the Lord.”