Obituary for Eva Rennie
EVA RENNIE
14 December 1917 ? 1 February 2013
Peacefully, surrounded by family, Eva Keilson Rennie slipped away at Victoria Hospital, Winnipeg, a few weeks after a heart attack.
She was born in Hamburg, Germany on December 14, 1917 and took her schooling at the Lichtwark Schule until 1934, when her parents sent her to Florence, Italy for her high school and university entrance exam, which she passed in 1938. She began studies in medicine in Germany and Switzerland, but these were interrupted by impending war. She and her family emigrated to Montréal, entering Canada via Pier 21, in April 1939. She took nursing training at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montréal, became an RN in 1943, and began nursing at the Laurentian Sanatorium in Ste-Agathe-des-Monts. She received her Diploma from McGill University as a Public Health Nurse in 1944. After working in that capacity at the Royal Edward Hospital in Montréal for a year, she was sent overseas in 1945 by the Canadian Government with the Control Commission of Germany and attached to the British Army of the Rhine. She returned to Montréal in 1947 and in 1948 married Douglas Rennie, a sociology student at McGill University. In 1953 they moved to New Haven, Connecticut, where Douglas took his PhD. With their two sons, Michael and Harold, they moved to Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) in 1956. Eva translated Die Arbeitslosen von Marienthal by Paul Lazarsfeld and Maria Yahoda into English. She also contributed translations of Rainer Maria Rilke?s letters to a book edited by Harry T. Moore, Professor of English at SIU. In 1964, they returned to Canada and settled in Winnipeg. Eva and Douglas traveled widely in the U.S., Canada, Jamaica, Britain, and Europe, including extended stays in Eva?s native Germany. For recreation, Eva bowled; many happy summers were spent at Falcon Lake, where Douglas sailed.
After 62 years together, Eva was predeceased by Douglas in 2010. She then moved to the Waverley, where she made close friends and remained active. In 2011, Eva completed a translation into English of the short story ?Rachel Argues with God,? by Stefan Zweig.
She will be deeply missed by sons Michael (Indira Rampersad) of Winnipeg, and Harold (Joanne Cook) of Halifax; by grandchildren Colin Cook Rennie and Katherine Cook Rennie of Halifax, and Anatol Rennie of Winnipeg, as well as by her cousin, Inge Harm of Berlin.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, 11 February at 11 a.m. at St John Brébeuf RC Church, Winnipeg ? where Eva sang in the choir for many years ? Rev Mark A. Tarrant officiating. Interment at Chapel Lawn follows the reception. Those wishing an alternative to flowers may donate in memory of Eva Rennie to the Victorian Order of Nurses or to the Douglas Rennie Scholarship Fund at the University of Manitoba.
The Coutu Family in care of arrangements:
E.J. COUTU & CO. FUNERAL DIRECTORS
680 Archibald Street
204-253-5086
ejcoutu.com
EVA RENNIE
14 December 1917 ? 1 February 2013
Peacefully, surrounded by family, Eva Keilson Rennie slipped away at Victoria Hospital, Winnipeg, a few weeks after a heart attack.
She was born in Hamburg, Germany on December 14, 1917 and took her schooling at the Lichtwark Schule until 1934, when her parents sent her to Florence, Italy for her high school and university entrance exam, which she passed in 1938. She began studies in medicine in Germany and Switzerland, but these were interrupted by impending war. She and her family emigrated to Montréal, entering Canada via Pier 21, in April 1939. She took nursing training at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montréal, became an RN in 1943, and began nursing at the Laurentian Sanatorium in Ste-Agathe-des-Monts. She received her Diploma from McGill University as a Public Health Nurse in 1944. After working in that capacity at the Royal Edward Hospital in Montréal for a year, she was sent overseas in 1945 by the Canadian Government with the Control Commission of Germany and attached to the British Army of the Rhine. She returned to Montréal in 1947 and in 1948 married Douglas Rennie, a sociology student at McGill University. In 1953 they moved to New Haven, Connecticut, where Douglas took his PhD. With their two sons, Michael and Harold, they moved to Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) in 1956. Eva translated Die Arbeitslosen von Marienthal by Paul Lazarsfeld and Maria Yahoda into English. She also contributed translations of Rainer Maria Rilke?s letters to a book edited by Harry T. Moore, Professor of English at SIU. In 1964, they returned to Canada and settled in Winnipeg. Eva and Douglas traveled widely in the U.S., Canada, Jamaica, Britain, and Europe, including extended stays in Eva?s native Germany. For recreation, Eva bowled; many happy summers were spent at Falcon Lake, where Douglas sailed.
After 62 years together, Eva was predeceased by Douglas in 2010. She then moved to the Waverley, where she made close friends and remained active. In 2011, Eva completed a translation into English of the short story ?Rachel Argues with God,? by Stefan Zweig.
She will be deeply missed by sons Michael (Indira Rampersad) of Winnipeg, and Harold (Joanne Cook) of Halifax; by grandchildren Colin Cook Rennie and Katherine Cook Rennie of Halifax, and Anatol Rennie of Winnipeg, as well as by her cousin, Inge Harm of Berlin.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, 11 February at 11 a.m. at St John Brébeuf RC Church, Winnipeg ? where Eva sang in the choir for many years ? Rev Mark A. Tarrant officiating. Interment at Chapel Lawn follows the reception. Those wishing an alternative to flowers may donate in memory of Eva Rennie to the Victorian Order of Nurses or to the Douglas Rennie Scholarship Fund at the University of Manitoba.
The Coutu Family in care of arrangements:
E.J. COUTU & CO. FUNERAL DIRECTORS
680 Archibald Street
204-253-5086
ejcoutu.com
14 December 1917 ? 1 February 2013
Peacefully, surrounded by family, Eva Keilson Rennie slipped away at Victoria Hospital, Winnipeg, a few weeks after a heart attack.
She was born in Hamburg, Germany on December 14, 1917 and took her schooling at the Lichtwark Schule until 1934, when her parents sent her to Florence, Italy for her high school and university entrance exam, which she passed in 1938. She began studies in medicine in Germany and Switzerland, but these were interrupted by impending war. She and her family emigrated to Montréal, entering Canada via Pier 21, in April 1939. She took nursing training at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montréal, became an RN in 1943, and began nursing at the Laurentian Sanatorium in Ste-Agathe-des-Monts. She received her Diploma from McGill University as a Public Health Nurse in 1944. After working in that capacity at the Royal Edward Hospital in Montréal for a year, she was sent overseas in 1945 by the Canadian Government with the Control Commission of Germany and attached to the British Army of the Rhine. She returned to Montréal in 1947 and in 1948 married Douglas Rennie, a sociology student at McGill University. In 1953 they moved to New Haven, Connecticut, where Douglas took his PhD. With their two sons, Michael and Harold, they moved to Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) in 1956. Eva translated Die Arbeitslosen von Marienthal by Paul Lazarsfeld and Maria Yahoda into English. She also contributed translations of Rainer Maria Rilke?s letters to a book edited by Harry T. Moore, Professor of English at SIU. In 1964, they returned to Canada and settled in Winnipeg. Eva and Douglas traveled widely in the U.S., Canada, Jamaica, Britain, and Europe, including extended stays in Eva?s native Germany. For recreation, Eva bowled; many happy summers were spent at Falcon Lake, where Douglas sailed.
After 62 years together, Eva was predeceased by Douglas in 2010. She then moved to the Waverley, where she made close friends and remained active. In 2011, Eva completed a translation into English of the short story ?Rachel Argues with God,? by Stefan Zweig.
She will be deeply missed by sons Michael (Indira Rampersad) of Winnipeg, and Harold (Joanne Cook) of Halifax; by grandchildren Colin Cook Rennie and Katherine Cook Rennie of Halifax, and Anatol Rennie of Winnipeg, as well as by her cousin, Inge Harm of Berlin.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, 11 February at 11 a.m. at St John Brébeuf RC Church, Winnipeg ? where Eva sang in the choir for many years ? Rev Mark A. Tarrant officiating. Interment at Chapel Lawn follows the reception. Those wishing an alternative to flowers may donate in memory of Eva Rennie to the Victorian Order of Nurses or to the Douglas Rennie Scholarship Fund at the University of Manitoba.
The Coutu Family in care of arrangements:
E.J. COUTU & CO. FUNERAL DIRECTORS
680 Archibald Street
204-253-5086
ejcoutu.com
EVA RENNIE
14 December 1917 ? 1 February 2013
Peacefully, surrounded by family, Eva Keilson Rennie slipped away at Victoria Hospital, Winnipeg, a few weeks after a heart attack.
She was born in Hamburg, Germany on December 14, 1917 and took her schooling at the Lichtwark Schule until 1934, when her parents sent her to Florence, Italy for her high school and university entrance exam, which she passed in 1938. She began studies in medicine in Germany and Switzerland, but these were interrupted by impending war. She and her family emigrated to Montréal, entering Canada via Pier 21, in April 1939. She took nursing training at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montréal, became an RN in 1943, and began nursing at the Laurentian Sanatorium in Ste-Agathe-des-Monts. She received her Diploma from McGill University as a Public Health Nurse in 1944. After working in that capacity at the Royal Edward Hospital in Montréal for a year, she was sent overseas in 1945 by the Canadian Government with the Control Commission of Germany and attached to the British Army of the Rhine. She returned to Montréal in 1947 and in 1948 married Douglas Rennie, a sociology student at McGill University. In 1953 they moved to New Haven, Connecticut, where Douglas took his PhD. With their two sons, Michael and Harold, they moved to Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) in 1956. Eva translated Die Arbeitslosen von Marienthal by Paul Lazarsfeld and Maria Yahoda into English. She also contributed translations of Rainer Maria Rilke?s letters to a book edited by Harry T. Moore, Professor of English at SIU. In 1964, they returned to Canada and settled in Winnipeg. Eva and Douglas traveled widely in the U.S., Canada, Jamaica, Britain, and Europe, including extended stays in Eva?s native Germany. For recreation, Eva bowled; many happy summers were spent at Falcon Lake, where Douglas sailed.
After 62 years together, Eva was predeceased by Douglas in 2010. She then moved to the Waverley, where she made close friends and remained active. In 2011, Eva completed a translation into English of the short story ?Rachel Argues with God,? by Stefan Zweig.
She will be deeply missed by sons Michael (Indira Rampersad) of Winnipeg, and Harold (Joanne Cook) of Halifax; by grandchildren Colin Cook Rennie and Katherine Cook Rennie of Halifax, and Anatol Rennie of Winnipeg, as well as by her cousin, Inge Harm of Berlin.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, 11 February at 11 a.m. at St John Brébeuf RC Church, Winnipeg ? where Eva sang in the choir for many years ? Rev Mark A. Tarrant officiating. Interment at Chapel Lawn follows the reception. Those wishing an alternative to flowers may donate in memory of Eva Rennie to the Victorian Order of Nurses or to the Douglas Rennie Scholarship Fund at the University of Manitoba.
The Coutu Family in care of arrangements:
E.J. COUTU & CO. FUNERAL DIRECTORS
680 Archibald Street
204-253-5086
ejcoutu.com