RENNEBERG: Henry George
September 6, 1925 – March 17, 2017
In the wee morning hours of Friday, March 17, 2017, God sent his angels to take Henry home. Henry was born on September 6, 1925, at the family home near Leofeld, Saskatchewan. When he was about five years old, the family moved to St. Benedict. His “growing up” years were filled with school, baseball, hockey, spending summers helping out on his Uncle Charlie Stahl’s and Uncle Robert Bouraeul’s farms. Henry was proud to have been a member of the Regina Rifle Regiment and to have served overseas during World War II. His various postings included guard duty on an island in the North Sea, in Aldershot, England, and in Nijmegan, Holland. He was also posted with the Occupation Force in Germany for a period of time after the war ended. In 1950, Henry married Mathilda Altrogge and soon, in addition to being a husband, became a father of six. His family kept him extremely busy. He moved from participating in sports to coaching and managing many of the kids’ teams. As the kids moved from home, he once again had the opportunity to become a sports participant... slow pitch, fishing, golfing and bowling were his favorites. Other favorite pastimes included working on the Bouraeul family tree, playing cards, doing jigsaw puzzles and crossword puzzles, playing board games, square dancing and dancing in general, and going on leisurely Sunday afternoon drives that often included stopping somewhere for a maple-walnut ice cream cone. Henry was the Postmaster in St. Benedict for 31 years. In addition, after driving fuel truck for several years, he became the Imperial Oil agent in the area and continued for 46 years. He was very active in his community: a member of the Knights of Columbus from before he was married; mayor of St. Benedict for nine years; secretary of the local school board for 19 years; on the St. Benedict parish council; actively involved in the building of the skating rink; Chairman of the local Centennial, Celebrate Saskatchewan and history book committees. After living for almost 63 years in the home they built when they got married, Henry and Mathilda downsized and moved to their condo in Humboldt. His greatest love was his family. We are extremely grateful to have had him in our lives and will miss him dearly. Wife, Mathilda Renneberg; son Jerome Renneberg and family... Anthony (Amy) Renneberg, Stephanie Renneberg, and Leah (Keith) Giroux; son Leroy (Bev) Renneberg and family... Shelley (Tom) Farkas and children Adam and Brianna, Tina (Sean) Kidd and daughter Mackenzie, and Randy (Robin) Renneberg and sons Mathias and Owen; daughter Cheryl (Lyle) Lepsenyi and family... Chris (Lori) Lepsenyi and Scott (Lindsay) Lepsenyi and daughter Scarlett; daughter Yvonne (Kelly) Rustad and family... Steven Rustad (Kim) and Cameron (Nola) Rustad and son Jasper; son Marvin (Maureen) Renneberg and family... Tyler (Megan) Renneberg and daughter Brynlee, Nicole Renneberg (Greg), and Dana Renneberg (Brandon); son Richard (Anita) Renneberg and family... Daryl Renneberg and Corey Renneberg; sister Edna (Herman) Lueke and sisters-in-law Pat Renneberg and Sylvia Renneberg. Henry will be busy in heaven... fishing and doing carpentry with his dad George; picking wild berries with his mom Minnie; engaging in a rowdy game of smear or ball or hockey with any or all of his siblings and their spouses... Tony Renneberg, Bobby (Therese) Renneberg, Caroline (Ronald) Parker, Smokey [Andrew] Renneberg and Philly (Walter) Greif; having cake for any or no specific occasion with his daughter-in-law Lucille Renneberg; building a new house with help from his father-in-law Herman Altrogge; eating cookies and all kinds of sweets and having coffee with his mother-in-law, Katie Altrogge; trucking grain for his brother-in-law Roman Altrogge; visiting with his sister and brother-in-law Edna and Steve Swab. Most exciting for him is the opportunity to meet (for the first time) his brother Isadore. And, as we all know... he’ll be sharing stories with everyone he meets. The Prayer Service for Henry was held at Schuler-Lefebvre Funeral Chapel, Humboldt, on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at 7:30 p.m., led by Nestor Trach and organist Darlene Cash. Scripture readers were Shelley Farkas and Yvonne Rustad, and the eulogy was delivered by Chris Lepsenyi and Tyler Renneberg. The Funeral Mass was offered at St. Benedict R.C. Church, St. Benedict, on Thursday, March 23, 2017, at 11:00 a.m., celebrated by Fr. Greg Smith-Windsor, and concelebrated by Fr. Colin Roy. Others taking part were: Adam Farkas, crossbearer; Marvin Renneberg and Jerome Renneberg, scripture readers; Stephanie Renneberg and Leah Giroux, intentions; Tina Kidd and Brianna Farkas, giftbearers. An honor guard was formed by members of the Knights of Columbus. Pallbearers were Anthony Renneberg, Randy Renneberg, Chris Lepsenyi, Scott Lepsenyi, Steven Rustad, Cameron Rustad, Tyler Renneberg, Daryl Renneberg, and Corey Renneberg. Interment will take place at St. Benedict R.C. Cemetery at a later date. Memorial donations may be directed to either the St. Benedict R.C. Cemetery Fund or Bethany Pioneer Village, Middle Lake, SK. Schuler-Lefebvre Funeral Chapel, Humboldt, SK.