October 16, 1968 – April 1, 2022
Keith Edward Brenneman was born on October 16, 1968 to Ralph and Mildred Brenneman in Kitchener, ON and died on April 1, 2022 in Winnipeg MB.
He attended Rockway Mennonite Collegiate in Ontario from grades 9 – 13. After completion of high school, he attended Canadian Mennonite Bible College from 1987 – 1990 and graduated with a Bachelor of Church Music. Upon accepting a position as Pastor of Youth and Music Ministry at First Mennonite Church, he moved to Saskatoon, SK where he reconnected with Angela Ewert in the fall of 1990. With great joy, they were married on July 20, 1991. They moved to Abbotsford, BC where Keith attended The University of British Columbia where he obtained a Bachelor of Music and then University of the Fraser Valley for Business Administration.
In 1995, Keith and Angela excitedly welcomed Tristan Scott to their family followed by Morgan Jae in 1998. That spring, they moved back to Saskatoon and, in 2002, welcomed their youngest, Bronte Danielle, into the family. Keith began his career at St. John’s Music during this time in Saskatoon where he was quickly promoted to Store Manager. They attended Nutana Park Mennonite Church in Saskatoon where Keith was the Music Director for several years.
In summer 2004, Keith and his family moved to Winnipeg to continue Keith’s career at St. John’s Music when he was promoted to General Manager. While working full time in this position, he also completed a Masters of Business Administration from Athabasca University. Keith made many close friends associated with the music industry and wider arts community in Canada. He attended Charleswood Mennonite Church in Winnipeg which provided him and his family with a large supportive community and network of friends to surround them.
Keith will be missed by all his family and friends. He was pre-deceased by his parents, Ralph Brenneman (February 2021) and Mildred Brenneman (December 2021), and his father-in-law, Bill Ewert (April 2021).
He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Angela; his children, Tristan (Nicole), Morgan (Jordan Nardai), and Bronte; his siblings, Sandy Skirving (Rob), Fred Brenneman (Illana Perlman), and Janet Brenneman (John Balsillie); his mother-in-law Leona Ewert; brother-in-law Patrick Ewert (Erica), and sister-in-law Sheri Ewert (Andrew Wishart); and many aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews.
Keith loved his family greatly. He was immensely proud of his children for the people they have become and the lives they have built and are building for themselves. He always spoke well of his wife and cared for her always saying “Everything I do, I do it all for you.” He had a strong passion for music that was performed well, and advocated for the importance of music education. If he wasn’t spending a summer evening listening to one of his favourite pieces (probably by Monteverdi), while enjoying a carefully selected bottle of wine, then you could probably find Keith tending to his yard and its many well-curated flowerbeds.
Some of Keith’s other hobbies included reading and regaling the tales of Anthony Trollope; watching the Dallas Cowboys, Toronto Blue Jays (this is their year!), or Winnipeg Jets; and selecting his favourite ingredients from De Luca’s Specialty Foods to bring them home and cook fantastic meals for his loved ones.
Keith was taken from this world much too early and will be greatly missed, deeply grieved, and forever remembered.
Keith Edward Brenneman: A life full of love, laughter, and music.
A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, April 8, 2022 at Bethel Mennonite Church, 465 Stafford Street, Winnipeg, with viewing on Thursday, April 7, 2022 at Charleswood Mennonite, 699 Haney Street, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
The service will be livestreamed at youtu.be/LSM-v0C9d3U
In memory of Keith, donation may be made to MCC Ukraine Emergency Response or St. Boniface Hospital Foundation Cardia Care.
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Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Keith Edward Brenneman Friday April 1st 2022..
Death notice for the town of: Winnipeg, Province: Manitoba
To Keith’s family
My deepest sympathys to you all.
It was a pleasure to work for Keith. He always had a morning Hello for us at work and he always took the time to ask about what was going on in our personel life. Something that is rare with Managers nowadays. I remember him coming in saying he hit the big 50. So sad to know he would go 4 years later. Way too
young of a life.
Rest in peace Keith.