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Dora Collier, Last Member of Pioneer Samuel Drennan Family


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  • Title Dora Collier, Last Member of Pioneer Samuel Drennan Family
    Date 25 Jan 1950 
    Date Viewed 3 Jan 2026 
    Page 14 
    Periodical Santa Cruz Sentinel 
    Place Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA USA 
    Source Type Newspaper 
    URL https://www.newspapers.com/article/santa-cruz-sentinel-dora-drennan-collier/188114045/ 
    Source ID S1731 
    Text Dora Collier, Last Member of Pioneer Samuel Drennan Family

    Funeral Services Held For Mrs. Dora Collier, 74, native of Santa Cruz and member of one of the early families of this community, were held this afternoon from the Chapel of the Chimes, Piedmont.

    Aunt of John Drennan Byrne, of 332 Union street, who attended the rites, Mrs. Collins was the last member of the pioneer Drennan family.

    She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Drennan, and was born at the family home on Church street, located at the present site of the Wessendorf mortuary parking lot. For many many years, her father was one of the city's leading insurance men and realtors. Her mother, who came here from Maine, was one of the first school teachers in the county.

    The former Dora Drennan's marriage to Richard B. Collier took place in 1912. For a number of years, she was a member of the Decorative Art society and of the Women's Exchange.

    Mrs. Collier moved to Berkeley soon after her marriage, and that city had been her home since. Besides her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by her brother and two sisters, Capt. Ryland Drennan, Mrs. Edith Gregg, and Mrs. Mabel Byrne.
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    Individuals: 1    		 DRENNAN, Dora Agnes


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