Yolo County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....BREEN, Dennis J. July 21 2004 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/ca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Peggy B. Perazzo pbperazzo@comcast.net January 20, 2005, 10:37 pm "The Davis Enterprise," Monday, July 26, 2004 Dennis J. Breen Dennis J. Breen died Wednesday, July 21, 2004, at Sutter Davis Hospital. He was 63. Born June 16, 1941, and raised in Chicago, he graduated from Mendel Catholic High School. He received his bachelor's degree in animal science with a concentration on farm operations from Iowa State University in 1964. He worked in the meat industry for more than 40 years. He began his career in the Chicago Union Stock Yards and ended as the CEO of Transhumance Holding Company, the company behind the Superior Farms and Country Meadow brands. He and his wife, Mary Ellen nee Kryda, whom he had known since childhood, were married in 1964. Together they journeyed through life and raised a family. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, scuba diving and world travel. Breen has been a resident of Davis for the past 20 years. His family says he will be loved forever and greatly missed. Breen is survived by his wife of 40 years, Mary Ellen Breen of Davis; children, Dennis J. Breen III and wife Erica of Walnut Creek, and Timothy M. Breen and wife Teri of San Jose; five grandchildren, Amanda, Caitlin, D. John, Kristen and Dylan; mother, Dorothy E. Breen of Country Club Hills, Ill.; sisters, Patricia Schmidt of Porter, Ind., Kathleen Sellers and husband Charles of Lakeside, Mich.; several brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Viewing will be Monday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Davis Funeral Chapel, 116 D St.; the rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Tuesday at St. James Catholic Church, 200 W. 14th St. in Davis. Interment will be private. Remembrances may be made in his name to the Sutter Davis Infusion & Oncology Dept., 2000 Sutter Place, Davis, CA 95616; the Stanford Medical Center Bone Marrow Transplant Dept., 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305; or by making a blood donation in his name. Additional Comments: Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise." (315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616) . File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/yolo/obits/gob4823breen.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/ File size: 2.7 Kb