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Nancy “Anna” <I>Christner</I> Rennie

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Nancy “Anna” Christner Rennie

Birth
New Hamburg, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Death
22 Feb 1940 (aged 77)
Didsbury, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada
Burial
Didsbury, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada Add to Map
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Mrs. C. F. Rennie
Mrs. C. F. Rennie, one of the older settlers in the district, passed away at her home on Friday, February 23rd, in her 78th year.
Anna Christner was born at New Hamburg, Ontario, on April 8th, 1862. she was married to C. F. Rennie at the same place in 1883 and they farmed in Ontario until 1902, when they moved to Alberta.
Settling at Didsbury, they homesteaded 7 miles southwest of town, where they lived until 1931 and then moved to Didsbury.
The late Mrs. Rennie was a member of the Evangelical Church and in the earlier years took a very active part in Church and Sunday School work. She was also one of the organizers of the Women's Missionary Society and the W.C.T.U. in Didsbury. Mrs. Rennie was very highly respected by the whole community and her many friends will regret her passing.
She is survived by her husband; three sons, Herbert, of Red Deer, Percy and Wilfred, of Didsbury; two daughters, Mrs. John Carlson, of Glendale, California, and Alice, at home. Also a brother and two sisters in Glendale, California, and five grandchildren.
Didsbury Pioneer, February 29, 1940, page 1

Alberta Death Reg. #1940-08-401328
Mrs. C. F. Rennie
Mrs. C. F. Rennie, one of the older settlers in the district, passed away at her home on Friday, February 23rd, in her 78th year.
Anna Christner was born at New Hamburg, Ontario, on April 8th, 1862. she was married to C. F. Rennie at the same place in 1883 and they farmed in Ontario until 1902, when they moved to Alberta.
Settling at Didsbury, they homesteaded 7 miles southwest of town, where they lived until 1931 and then moved to Didsbury.
The late Mrs. Rennie was a member of the Evangelical Church and in the earlier years took a very active part in Church and Sunday School work. She was also one of the organizers of the Women's Missionary Society and the W.C.T.U. in Didsbury. Mrs. Rennie was very highly respected by the whole community and her many friends will regret her passing.
She is survived by her husband; three sons, Herbert, of Red Deer, Percy and Wilfred, of Didsbury; two daughters, Mrs. John Carlson, of Glendale, California, and Alice, at home. Also a brother and two sisters in Glendale, California, and five grandchildren.
Didsbury Pioneer, February 29, 1940, page 1

Alberta Death Reg. #1940-08-401328


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  • Created by: Deb
  • Added: Sep 29, 2013
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117849837/nancy-rennie: accessed ), memorial page for Nancy “Anna” Christner Rennie (8 Apr 1862–22 Feb 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 117849837, citing Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Maintained by Deb (contributor 48155269).