Anne Brehm

ANNE (SOSH) BREHM Anne (Sosh) Brehm, 94, passed away December 21, 2014, at Villa St. Francis in Olathe, KS. Born May 18, 1920, in Gary, Indiana, she was the daughter of George Sosh and Susana Golya. Anne graduated from Froebel High School and St. Mary's Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Gary, Indiana. In 1943 she joined the Army Nurse Corps and served as a nurse in the China-India-Burma theater during World War II attached to the 172nd General Hospital in Kunming, China; the 69th General Hospital in Ledo, Burma; and the 71st Field Hospital in Bombay, India. During her service she achieved the rank of 1st Lieutenant. Upon leaving the military she married Richard Brehm. They had two children, Suzanne and Alan. As her children grew older Anne worked as a nurse at St. Margaret's Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas and subsequently in private practice for Drs. Robert Fairchild and William McEachen. After she retired from her nursing career, she appeared as an extra in the movie “Article 99” which led to appearances in other locally filmed movies and television commercials. She is a charter member of the Women in Military Service Memorial in Washington, DC and a quotation of hers is etched on one of the glass tablets on the roof of the memorial. Anne loved music, writing poetry, watching the Chiefs, Royals and Jayhawks, her dog Buffy, but mostly her two children and their families. She was a staunch Byzantine Catholic who loved and practiced her faith openly and was a member of Sacred Heart Parish for 54 years. Anne is survived by her daughter, Suzanne Bond (Raymond), and son Alan (Paula). Granddaughters Jamie Brehm (Scott Benson) and Annie LaFleur (Paul); Step grandchildren Cynthia Cox (Rory), Ray Bond (Kristie); and 9 great grandchildren – the newest being Vega Benson; Sisters-in-law Jane Sosh, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, and Veronica Sosh, Boca Raton, Florida and numerous nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her parents, George and Susana Sosh, brothers Albert, John, George and Mike and sisters Mary, Julia and Helene. The family would like to thank the nurses at Villa St. Francis, especially Nurse Mary and Sister Ann for their loving care and nurse Jody from Catholic Community Hospice for standing vigil with Anne at the end. Visitation will be 9-10AM., Monday December 29, 2014 at Maple Hill Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 10 AM., Monday at the chapel. Burial will follow services at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Memorial donations may be sent to the Womens Memorial Foundation; Dept. 560 Washington, DC 20042.0560. Online: www.womensmemorial.org. Online condolences may be left on Anne's website at www.maplehillfuneralhome.com

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Anne Brehm

May 18, 1920 - December 21, 2014