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Roy M. RentzJuly 05, 1929 - February 10, 2012
Roy M. Rentz, age 82, formerly of Reading, PA and Fort Wayne, IN, was welcomed into Heaven on Friday, February 10th 2012 at Aurora Rehabilitation & Living Center, Aurora, IL. Married for 46 years to Catherine, devoted father to Bill, Steve, and Joe; proud father-in-Law to Laura, Sara, and Jenny. Grandfather to 7 children who thought he was silly. Dear brother of Mary Jane (the late Doug Jackson/the late Al Clouser) and the late Donald (the late June) and the late Bob (Jean). A host of friends, former co-workers, and caregivers will remember him for his kindness, and his always present smile. He remained to the end a gentle soul, with whom friends and strangers alike seemed to find an immediate connection. Roy was born July 5, 1929 in Pennsylvania to Irwin and Mary (nee Klopp) Rentz. He was a four sport athlete in high school, a graduate of Albright College, Reading, PA and served with the U.S. Army in Munich, Germany during the Korean Conflict. Roy began his career as an auditor for Alcoa, and ended it as CFO for Lincoln Foodservice in Fort Wayne, IN after which he retired at 58 and enjoyed dual citizenship with Catherine between the Midwest and Florida. In the meantime, Roy mapped the battlefields at Gettysburg, carefully tracked swim times on column paper and owned a personal computer before anyone. Roy didn’t just trace his family tree, he and his wife took two trips to Germany to research church records. He wasn’t just interested in WWI, he honored his father’s military service by serving as the Historian for the Friends of the 314th Infantry, made a trip to the battlefield in France, and even wrote a short history (his “book”) of the 314th, had it printed, and gave away copies. He didn’t just like the Circus, he socialized with the clowns, the aerialists, and the Wallendas in Sarasota, FL. He didn’t just talk about his values – they were the legacy he left his children and all of us who were fortunate enough to know him well. He was the financial genius, he was the “fun dad”, he was the problem solver, and the decision maker. Above all, he was husband to his best friend. He did everything his way, he did everything well, his life was full and it was well-lived. Visitation Monday, February 13, 9:00-11:00 A.M. at Sacred Heart Monastery Chapel at Villa St. Benedict, 1910 Maple Ave., Lisle. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow Monday, 11:00 A.M. at Sacred Heart Monastery Chapel. Interment: Assumption Cemetery, Wheaton, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorials to: Villa St. Benedict Foundation, 1920 Maple Ave., Lisle, IL 60532 or Northwestern University Cognitive Neurology & Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Searle building, 11th floor, 320 e. Superior, Chicago, IL 60611, ATTN: Kevin Connolly. |
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