Norman R. Brennan, 85, a resident of the town of Paris, passed away on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at his home with his loving family by his side and his cows in the barn. Norman was born in Utica on March 11, 1929 the son of Roger and Mary Alice (Frawley) Brennan. He was raised in the Town of Paris and received his education at the Doolittle School House and Waterville Central School. On November 17, 1951, Norman married Marian E. Keith at St. Bernard's Church in Waterville, a devoted union of 42 years until Marian's death in 1993. For many years, Norman, along with his wife Marian, owned and operated Norm Brennan Family Farm in Cassville. He was also a seed corn dealer for Hoffman Seeds. In 2002, Norm was honored as Oneida County Dairy Farmer of the Year and Deborah Tormey Furner introduced him as "the rock of the local farming community." Norm enjoyed seeing young farmers succeed and was always willing to help support their efforts. He was proud of his gift of being a dowser and found water sources for many friends and neighbors. Norm will be remembered as a hard working individual who expected no less of those around him and it was this same work ethic he instilled in his children. Mr. Brennan is survived by and will be sadly missed by his four daughters and one son: Melissa and her family, Hoyt Kelly and his daughter, Meghan; Doreen and her husband Dennis and their children, Ryan, Evan and Colin and his fiancée Marie; Roger and his wife Patricia and their children, Aaron, Melanie, Natalie and her husband Chris and their children, Nathan and Arianna; Jeanette and her children, Emily and her husband Tim and Sean and his wife Jaime and their children Joshua and Hayleigh; Marleen and her family, Rhiannon and her husband Michael and Garth and his wife Jennifer and their boys, Paul and Deegan; one sister, Eleanor Frost and her companion Jim Ford; one brother, Philip Brennan and one sister-in-law, Caroline Keith; along with many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, Roger and Mary; maternal grandparents, Maurice and Nellie (Tormey) Frawley with whom Norm shared a special relationship along with his two brothers, Vincent and Edwin. In keeping with Norman's wishes, there are no public calling hours. Relatives and friends are invited to attend Mr. Brennan's funeral Mass of Christian burial on Thursday, February 12, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Bernard's & St. Joseph's Church in Waterville. His Rite of Committal and burial will be held at St. Bernard's Cemetery in Waterville in the spring. Those wishing to make a donation in Norman's memory, please consider Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., or the Cassville Volunteer Fire Department. Mr. Brennan's family extends their heartfelt gratitude to the staff of the Troy Rehabilitation Unit at the Masonic Care Community, the Orthopedic unit at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, the staff of Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., the Cassville Volunteer Fire Department, Julie, Pat and Debbie and Dr. Constantine and his staff especially acknowledging Natalie for the wonderful care, love and support you all provided to Norman and our entire family. A special thank you to our many friends and family who lovingly stopped to visit Dad. Your kindness will not be forgotten. Arrangements have been entrusted to Heintz Funeral Service, Inc., Clinton.