Marie Ellen Rentschler (Brown)
January 4, 1917 — November 26, 2009
Marie Ellen Rentschler, 92, of Delhi died at the Guttenberg Municipal Hospital, Thursday, November 26, 2009 following a short battle with pneumonia. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, November 30, 2009 at the Delhi United Methodist Church. Family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Sunday, November 29, 2009 at the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home in Earlville and one hour prior to services at the church in Delhi. Burial will be at the Evergreen Cemetery in Delhi.
Marie was born on a farm in Clayton County near Garber on January 4, 1917 to Earl and Elsie Brown. She graduated from Colesburg High School in 1935. Marie was united in marriage to Howard Rentschler at the Evangelical and Reformed Church in Garber in 1937. The couple farmed in the Garber and Colesburg area until 1952 when they purchased the Delhi Locker and Grocery. They owned and operated the business until their retirement in 1978. In 2006, they moved to Lincolnwood Assisted Living in Edgewood.
Through the years, Marie worked as a telephone operator, farm wife, and clerk in their store in Delhi. She was a member of the Delhi United Methodist Church and was very active in the Sarah Circle. She enjoyed attending high school athletic events and traveling on bus tours with Howard and their friends. Marie was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and relative. Marie loved people and was a friend to all she met.
Marie is survived by her husband, Howard, two sons, Kirk (Jane) Rentschler and Owen (Gloria) Rentschler; grandsons, Ryan (Nicole), Cody, Rick (Denise) and Jon; great-grandchildren, McKenzie, Tait, and Cole and a sister, Jean Prentice.
Marie was preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Elsie Brown.
A memorial fund has been established in Marie’s name. Proceeds from the fund will go to the Delhi United Methodist Church - Sarah Circle, Maquoketa Valley Dollars for Scholars, and Camp Courageous.
Please sign the online guestbook for Marie at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
Marie was born on a farm in Clayton County near Garber on January 4, 1917 to Earl and Elsie Brown. She graduated from Colesburg High School in 1935. Marie was united in marriage to Howard Rentschler at the Evangelical and Reformed Church in Garber in 1937. The couple farmed in the Garber and Colesburg area until 1952 when they purchased the Delhi Locker and Grocery. They owned and operated the business until their retirement in 1978. In 2006, they moved to Lincolnwood Assisted Living in Edgewood.
Through the years, Marie worked as a telephone operator, farm wife, and clerk in their store in Delhi. She was a member of the Delhi United Methodist Church and was very active in the Sarah Circle. She enjoyed attending high school athletic events and traveling on bus tours with Howard and their friends. Marie was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and relative. Marie loved people and was a friend to all she met.
Marie is survived by her husband, Howard, two sons, Kirk (Jane) Rentschler and Owen (Gloria) Rentschler; grandsons, Ryan (Nicole), Cody, Rick (Denise) and Jon; great-grandchildren, McKenzie, Tait, and Cole and a sister, Jean Prentice.
Marie was preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Elsie Brown.
A memorial fund has been established in Marie’s name. Proceeds from the fund will go to the Delhi United Methodist Church - Sarah Circle, Maquoketa Valley Dollars for Scholars, and Camp Courageous.
Please sign the online guestbook for Marie at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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