Submitted by: Dan Rich

Rev. Joseph M. Brannigan CSC

Aug. 1, 1895 – Mar. 7, 1969

South Bend Tribune 3/7/1969

Rev. Joseph M. Brannigan CSC, 73, died at 6:20 a.m. today in St. Joseph Hospital where he had recently undergone surgery and had suffered a heart attack. Born Aug. 1, 1895 in Hudson, Mich. he entered the Novitiate of the Congregation of Holy Cross Oct. 5, 1919; made his final profession of vows Oct. 6, 1923; and was ordained to the priesthood June 24, 1927. Through the years he had a number of pastoral and teaching assignments. He served as assistant pastor at St. Joseph Church, South Bend from 1927 to 1932, and on three occasions he served as either pastor or chaplain at St. Joseph Farm, Granger, from 1934 to 1937, from 1941 to 1946, and again from 1959 to 1965. He had taught also at Notre Dame in the department of religion; was stationed twice in New Orleans, as parish assistant and as a high school chaplain. He was also a chaplain at St. Charles Boys Home in Milwaukee; a chaplain at Sacred Heart College, Watertown, Wis.; and was at one time an assistant at St. Mar’s Parish in Austin, Texas. Since his retirement in 1965 he has been residing at Holy Cross House on the Notre Dame campus.