1923
Louise
2011
Louise Rensch
August 15, 1923 — March 21, 2011
Louise Carrie Rensch, age 87, of Chambersburg, was taken home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 21, 2011 at 11:59 AM. She passed peacefully while in her home with her family by her side. Born on August 15, 1923 in her home in Fayetteville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ira Bushman and Carrie Gsell Bushman.
She was a 1941 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. A great cook and baker, Louise also enjoyed crocheting, playing board games, gardening, and spending time with her family. In her early life, she was employed as a seamstress at the former Stanley Clothing Co., and as a salesperson with W.T. Grants and F.W. Woolworth. During World War II, she worked in a foundry in California, making Navy anchor chains. She also owned and operated a grocery store in the late sixties. She was a member of Zion Reformed Church and a former member of St. John’s United Church of Christ, both in Chambersburg.
She married the love of her life, Earle N. Rensch Sr. in Fresno, CA on October 2, 1943. They were married for 50 years. Her children and family were her life, and she will be missed and cherished every day. Surviving are two daughters, Earlyne and her husband, Don McCleary Jr.; Deanna and her husband, Steve Harris; a son, Earle Neilan “Neil” Rensch Jr. and his wife, Beth, all of Chambersburg; two grandsons, Tim Rensch and his wife, Cindy of Carlisle and Dan McCleary and his wife, Ginny, of Chambersburg; one granddaughter, Heather Rensch, also of Chambersburg; three great grandchildren, Emily, Joshua and Abby; and a number of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, one sister, Mary C. Bowman, a grandson, Stevie Hockensmith, and two brothers, who died during infancy.
Funeral services will be held at 11 AM on Thursday, March 24, 2011 in the chapel of the Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 333 Falling Spring Road, Chambersburg, with Rev. Jeffrey R. Diller officiating. Interment will follow in Norland Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Home Nursing Agency Hospice, 761 Fifth Ave.; or to the John and Cora Grove Cancer Center, 755 Norland Avenue, Suite 100, both of Chambersburg, PA 17201.
She was a 1941 graduate of the former Chambersburg High School. A great cook and baker, Louise also enjoyed crocheting, playing board games, gardening, and spending time with her family. In her early life, she was employed as a seamstress at the former Stanley Clothing Co., and as a salesperson with W.T. Grants and F.W. Woolworth. During World War II, she worked in a foundry in California, making Navy anchor chains. She also owned and operated a grocery store in the late sixties. She was a member of Zion Reformed Church and a former member of St. John’s United Church of Christ, both in Chambersburg.
She married the love of her life, Earle N. Rensch Sr. in Fresno, CA on October 2, 1943. They were married for 50 years. Her children and family were her life, and she will be missed and cherished every day. Surviving are two daughters, Earlyne and her husband, Don McCleary Jr.; Deanna and her husband, Steve Harris; a son, Earle Neilan “Neil” Rensch Jr. and his wife, Beth, all of Chambersburg; two grandsons, Tim Rensch and his wife, Cindy of Carlisle and Dan McCleary and his wife, Ginny, of Chambersburg; one granddaughter, Heather Rensch, also of Chambersburg; three great grandchildren, Emily, Joshua and Abby; and a number of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, one sister, Mary C. Bowman, a grandson, Stevie Hockensmith, and two brothers, who died during infancy.
Funeral services will be held at 11 AM on Thursday, March 24, 2011 in the chapel of the Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 333 Falling Spring Road, Chambersburg, with Rev. Jeffrey R. Diller officiating. Interment will follow in Norland Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Home Nursing Agency Hospice, 761 Fifth Ave.; or to the John and Cora Grove Cancer Center, 755 Norland Avenue, Suite 100, both of Chambersburg, PA 17201.
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