Mary Ruth O'Brien Branish Obituary (1931

Mrs. Mary Ruth O'Brien Branish, age 93, of Hanover, Indiana entered this life on September 22, 1931 in Columbia, Pennsylvania. She was the loving daughter of the late John and Edna Mae Derr O'Brien. She attended school and lived most of her life in Philadelphia. She first married Henry Wisniewski on June 30, 1959 and was blessed with a daughter, Debbie. They raised her son Jack, and Debbie and enjoyed their time together until his death on March 5, 1979. She married Charles Branish on December 1, 1984 in Philadelphia. They enjoyed twenty years of marriage together until his death on April 5, 2004. She worked for Horn Hardart for seventeen years, Pen Wax for twelve years, and retired from Sears in Philadelphia. She lived in Warsaw, Virginia for nineteen years and then moved to Madison, Indiana in 2009. She was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Philadelphia and after moving to Madison attended the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She enjoyed bird watching, reading, writing, gardening, her family, and journaling. She had a passion for raising and racing pigeons with Mickey and was deeply loyal to her dog Jake. She avidly followed government affairs and took copious notes while watching C-SPAN until she could no longer see to write. Above all else, Mary treasured time spent with her family. Mary Ruth died on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at 1:41 p.m. at the Aperion Care Hanover in Hanover, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute A LOVING FAMILY Mary Ruth will be missed by her loving daughter, Debbie Wisniewski and her companion, Joe VanDyke of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; her loving son, Jack OBrien and his wife, Janelle of Madison, Indiana; her grandchildren, Michelle, Kathleen, Jonathan, Kenneth, Jennifer, Steven, Kate, Jenna, ; her great-grandchildren, Landon, Caroline, Eleanor, Thomas, Natalie, Owen, Andrew, Ava, Shae, Alexandra, Charles, James. She was preceded in death by her father, John O'Brien, her mother, Edna Mae Derr O'Brien, her brother, Herman O'Brienand Frank Meeker, her first husband, Henry Wisniewski, her second husband, Charles Branish, her sisters, Caroline Metzel,Catherine Meeker and Gloria Rota, her great grandson, Tyler. MEMORIAL CEREMONYMemorial services will be conducted Saturday, May 3, 2025, at 2:00 p.m., at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. TO JOIN THE SERVICE LIVE CLICK HERE VISITATION Friends may visit Saturday from 1:00 pm until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Cornea Research Foundation of America. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances, and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com To Place An Online Memorial Donation To send a flower arrangement in memory of Mary Ruth O'Brien Branish, please click here to visit our sympathy store.