GRETCHEN HUNTLEY BREINDEL
GRETCHEN H BREINDEL, 69, OF ISLE OF PALM, SOUTH CAROLINA LEFT US ON DECEMBER 29, 2024 AFTER A LENGTHY ILLNESS.
GRETCHEN, BORN IN MARYLAND ON APRIL 21, 1955 WAS THE DAUGHTER OF CLARENCE O'NEIL AND HARRIET MADONNA HUNTLEY. BESIDES HER PARENTS, HER SISTER AMY PRECEDED HER IN DEATH.
SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER LOVING HUSBAND LEO T BREINDEL, WHO SHE MARRIED ON AUGUST 8, 1988. SHE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY SEVERAL BROTHERS AND SISTERS, SISTER AND BROTHERS IN LAWS ALONG WITH MANY NIECES AND NEPHEWS.
GRETCHEN WORKED AS AN EVENT PLANNER FOR GADSBYS TAVERN IN ALEXANDRIA, VA FOR MANY YEARS BEFORE STEPPING AWAY TO VOLUNTEER WHEREVER SHE SAW A NEED FOR HELP.
SHE LOVED SWIMMING, BOATING, FISHING AND TAKING BIKE RIDES AROUND THE ISLAND WITH  HER LITTLE DOG  NEILLY.  HER FAVORITE THING TO DO WAS TAKING GOLF CART RIDES TO THE BEACH TO SHARE THE SUNSETS WITH HER HUSBAND TOM.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS ARE IN CARE OF CHARLESTON CREMATION CENTER AND FUNERAL HOME. A CELEBRATION OF LIFE WILL TAKE PLACE 11 AM MARCH 29TH 2025 AT THE ISLE OF PALMS EXCHANGE CLUB, 201 PALM BLVD, ISLE OF PALMS, SC  29451.