MOUNT PULASKI -- Anita Rentschler, 98, of Chestnut went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 2, 2005, at Vonderlieth Living Center.
Burial will be in Laenna Cemetery, Chestnut.
Mrs. Rentschler was a retired farmer and owner and operator of a retail hardware and antique shop and Rentschler Seed Service. She had also taught at Red Star County School in Shelbyville, Mo.
She was born July 31, 1906, in Shelbyville, Mo., to George and Louisa Clausen Keller. She married Alvin Rentschler on Aug. 26, 1930, in Chestnut. He died Aug. 4, 1981.
She is survived by a son, Richard (and Connie) Travis of Chestnut; a daughter-in-law, Dolores Travis of Rockford.
She was also preceded in death by an infant brother; one son, Donald Travis; one grandson, Jerry Travis; and a great-grandson.
She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Chestnut, its Ladies Aid Society and the Lutheran Women's Missionary League and was a former Sunday school teacher. She was also a member of the Happy Homemakers.
She was a graduate of Kirksville State Teacher College in Missouri.
She was deeply loved and will be greatly missed by her family.
Memorials may be given to Zion Lutheran Church of Chestnut or Zion Lutheran School of Mount Pulaski.
OBIT COURTESY OF LINCOLN DAILY NEWS ONLINE, LINCOLN IL 7/5/05
Burial will be in Laenna Cemetery, Chestnut.
Mrs. Rentschler was a retired farmer and owner and operator of a retail hardware and antique shop and Rentschler Seed Service. She had also taught at Red Star County School in Shelbyville, Mo.
She was born July 31, 1906, in Shelbyville, Mo., to George and Louisa Clausen Keller. She married Alvin Rentschler on Aug. 26, 1930, in Chestnut. He died Aug. 4, 1981.
She is survived by a son, Richard (and Connie) Travis of Chestnut; a daughter-in-law, Dolores Travis of Rockford.
She was also preceded in death by an infant brother; one son, Donald Travis; one grandson, Jerry Travis; and a great-grandson.
She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Chestnut, its Ladies Aid Society and the Lutheran Women's Missionary League and was a former Sunday school teacher. She was also a member of the Happy Homemakers.
She was a graduate of Kirksville State Teacher College in Missouri.
She was deeply loved and will be greatly missed by her family.
Memorials may be given to Zion Lutheran Church of Chestnut or Zion Lutheran School of Mount Pulaski.
OBIT COURTESY OF LINCOLN DAILY NEWS ONLINE, LINCOLN IL 7/5/05
MOUNT PULASKI -- Anita Rentschler, 98, of Chestnut went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 2, 2005, at Vonderlieth Living Center.
Burial will be in Laenna Cemetery, Chestnut.
Mrs. Rentschler was a retired farmer and owner and operator of a retail hardware and antique shop and Rentschler Seed Service. She had also taught at Red Star County School in Shelbyville, Mo.
She was born July 31, 1906, in Shelbyville, Mo., to George and Louisa Clausen Keller. She married Alvin Rentschler on Aug. 26, 1930, in Chestnut. He died Aug. 4, 1981.
She is survived by a son, Richard (and Connie) Travis of Chestnut; a daughter-in-law, Dolores Travis of Rockford.
She was also preceded in death by an infant brother; one son, Donald Travis; one grandson, Jerry Travis; and a great-grandson.
She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Chestnut, its Ladies Aid Society and the Lutheran Women's Missionary League and was a former Sunday school teacher. She was also a member of the Happy Homemakers.
She was a graduate of Kirksville State Teacher College in Missouri.
She was deeply loved and will be greatly missed by her family.
Memorials may be given to Zion Lutheran Church of Chestnut or Zion Lutheran School of Mount Pulaski.
OBIT COURTESY OF LINCOLN DAILY NEWS ONLINE, LINCOLN IL 7/5/05
Burial will be in Laenna Cemetery, Chestnut.
Mrs. Rentschler was a retired farmer and owner and operator of a retail hardware and antique shop and Rentschler Seed Service. She had also taught at Red Star County School in Shelbyville, Mo.
She was born July 31, 1906, in Shelbyville, Mo., to George and Louisa Clausen Keller. She married Alvin Rentschler on Aug. 26, 1930, in Chestnut. He died Aug. 4, 1981.
She is survived by a son, Richard (and Connie) Travis of Chestnut; a daughter-in-law, Dolores Travis of Rockford.
She was also preceded in death by an infant brother; one son, Donald Travis; one grandson, Jerry Travis; and a great-grandson.
She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Chestnut, its Ladies Aid Society and the Lutheran Women's Missionary League and was a former Sunday school teacher. She was also a member of the Happy Homemakers.
She was a graduate of Kirksville State Teacher College in Missouri.
She was deeply loved and will be greatly missed by her family.
Memorials may be given to Zion Lutheran Church of Chestnut or Zion Lutheran School of Mount Pulaski.
OBIT COURTESY OF LINCOLN DAILY NEWS ONLINE, LINCOLN IL 7/5/05
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