Edna H. Brannigan, 95, of Philadelphia, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 13, 2017.

Mrs. Brannigan, better known to her beloved family as Ci-Ci (pronounced “Cheech”), was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on July 10, 1921, daughter of the late Joseph and Helen (Janoski) Voegele.

Ci-Ci married her high school sweetheart, Thomas (Tom or “Pa”) Brannigan, on June 20, 1942. Ci-Ci and Pa both attended James M. Coughlin High School, Wilkes-Barre. After Ci-Ci and her beloved husband graduated from high school, they traveled by bus from Wilkes-Barre to Philadelphia during the Great Depression so that Tom could find work. Tom found a job in Philadelphia working in the automobile parts and supply industry. It was then that Ci-Ci and Pa established their roots in Northeast Philadelphia for what would become a lifetime of memories and 72 wonderful years of marriage.

Ci-Ci was a homemaker and a devoted member of St. Timothy Catholic Church in Philadelphia. In her spare time, she loved to shop for jewelry and shoes at Strawbridge & Clothier and Wanamaker’s department stores. She also got her hair done every Friday.

Ci-Ci is predeceased by her loving husband Tom. She is survived by her granddaughter, Kristine Brenner (Brannigan) and her granddaughter’s husband, Jeffrey; and two great-granddaughters, Alexandra and Annabelle. She is also survived by nieces and nephews.

Funeral services for Ci-Ci will be held at 11:00 am Thursday, February 16, 2017 in the chapel at St. Mary Cemetery, 1594 S. Main St., Hanover Township, Pennsylvania, followed by interment in the cemetery. Friends may call from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at the chapel.

Memorial donations may be made in Ci-Ci’s memory to Susan G. Komen as Ci-Ci was a breast cancer survivor.

Arrangements are by Corcoran Funeral Home Inc., 20 South Main Street, Plains, PA 18705.