Lucie Van Breen Brantenaar
March 10, 1930-Oct. 2, 2024
Pleasanton, California

Lucie (van den Bos; Van Breen) Brantenaar passed on October 2, 2024 in Pleasanton, CA. Born on March 10, 1930 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, she moved to California with her family in 1939. She lived in Palo Alto, Milpitas and San Jose, where she graduated High School in 1948. She raised her family with husband AJ (Bob) Van Breen and worked as a school secretary in the Berryessa are of San Jose. She later married ADJ (Tonny) Brantenaar, and after living for 7 years in the Netherlands, they moved to The Villages in Evergreen (San Jose). Years after Tonny’s passing, Lucie moved to Stoneridge Creek/Creekview in Pleasanton.

Lucie is survived by her children Lucie Mewes (Port Orchard, WA), Melissa Kiland (Jon, Castro Valley) and Jack (Dee, Santa Cruz) and step children Jeske, Tom, Jaap and Ralph Brantenaar in the Netherlands. She is also survived by her 10 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren who fondly called her Gigi.

A Celebration of Life will be held on March 8, 2025 at the Palomares Hills Clubhouse at 6811 Villareal Dr., Castro Valley, CA at 10:30. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to PEO International or KQED television.