Brenan’s Funeral Home on Paradise Row in Saint John, New Brunswick is almost as much a landmark to native Saint Johner’s as are the rugged slopes of Fort Howe which rise up nearby in Canada’s first incorporated city. One of the oldest established funeral homes in the Maritime Provinces, Brenan’s has been serving southern New Brunswick families for more than 145 years.
The Brenan Family – 1872-1970
When Nathaniel W. Brenan established his business on Mill Street in 1872 one doubts that he could have foreseen that his name would become synonymous with the funeral services business in this area, and that his family would play a central role in the profession for nearly a century. Four generations of Brenans would eventually enter the funeral profession. Several of them would take a hand in defining funeral service in New Brunswick before passing the torch to another Saint John family who have since invested 30 years and two generations in continuing the Brenan tradition.
