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Jean Renaud de
Vitry died Saturday, May 15th, at Saint Anne's
Retirement Home in Columbia, PA. Born on October 20, 1925 in
Saint Loubes, Gironde, France, Renaud arrived in the United States
on December 8th, 1941, settling in Bainbridge,
Pennsylvania with his parents and six siblings. He served as a
medic in the United States Army, and was honorably discharged on
December 7, 1946, coming home to marry Elizabeth Anne Hankins in
1947. Together they had eight children: Sheila, Renaud Jr.,
Christopher, Robert, Alan, Malachi, Pierre, and James, all living.
Through a second marriage to Louise Heisey Good, three
stepdaughters also survive him: Barbara, Patricia, and Margaret. A
master cabinetmaker by trade, Renaud became well known in several
states for his excellent craftsmanship and hand-tooled furniture.
He had apprenticed in France, making wooden caskets for a local
carpenter. To the end of his life, he was happiest when he was in
his shop, working with his beloved hardwoods. He was still making
meticulous dovetail joints by hand when in his 80's.
A Mass of
Christian Burial will be held Saturday, May 22, 2010 at Mennonite
Home Chapel 1520 Harrisburg Pike Lancaster, Pa. 17601 at 11 a.m.
with Msgr. Richard Onwuanibe as Celebrant. Family and friends will
be received before the service at Mennonite Home from 10
a.m.-11a.m. Interment will be at Bainbridge Cemetery at 2 p.m.
Arrangements
by Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home and Chapel 3110 Lititz Pike
Lititz, Pa. 17543. To send an online condolence or for more
information please visit SnyderFuneralHome.com. |
