Timothy Noel Brosnan 92, of River Edge, native of Castlegregory, Co Kerry, Ireland, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at home amongst his family. Beloved husband of Kathleen (nee Loftus) for 62 years. Father of sons John (Lisa), Timmy, Kevin, and Brian (Jessica). Doting grandfather of Patrick and Katie.
Predeceased by father John, mother Mary, sisters Christina Kelliher (Gerald), Eileen Deane (Micky) his brother Sean (Kathleen). He is survived by sister Susan Dillane (Dan RIP). Uncle of many nieces and nephews on both sides of the Atlantic.
Tim left his beloved Ireland in 1954 to start a new life in New York. In 1960 he met the love of his life, Kathleen. They eventually married in 1964 and John was born in April 1965 in NY. They then move up to Connecticut for his job with the railroad where Timmy was born in 1966. They then moved back to NYC in 1968 to start his job with the bus company and Kevin was born in 1970. By June of 1974 they had bought the house in NJ where Brian was born.
Tim was a GAA man through and through. Even though he left Ireland in 1954, he never missed Kerry in an All-Ireland final until his late years when his health prohibited it. He also loved his Sundays in Gaelic Park. His favorite GAA victory ever was when his beloved Castlegregory won the All-Ireland club championship in 2010. Tim loved all sports. After he moved to the US, he quickly became a NY Giants baseball fan. He’s one of the few people to ever see a real MLB game ever played in NJ when he went to see the Giants play the Dodgers at Roosevelt field in the 50s. Then his sons came along and eventually Brian’s football games became the highlights in the fall. Years later that was overtaken by Patrick’s baseball games from the age of 5 up until this past year and Katie’s basketball games.
There will be a funeral mass on Monday, April 20th, 11:00 AM, at St Peter the Apostle church, 445 5th Ave, River Edge, NJ 07661.
He will be cremated and eventually buried with his parents in Castlegregory Co. Kerry, Ireland.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Timothy’s memory to a charity of your choice.