Alice "Pat" Renker Obituary (1932

Elyria - Alice "Pat" Renker (nee: Beckner), 84, passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2016 at Mercy New Life Hospice Center with her family by her side. Pat was born in Annamoriah, WV on November 27, 1932 to her loving parents, Grant and Ruth (nee: DePue) Beckner. She graduated from Calhaun County High School in Grantsville, West Virginia, Class of 1950. In 1953, she graduated from St. Joseph School of Nursing in Parkersburg, West Virginia. Pat worked as a Registered Nurse at St. Joseph Hospital in Lorain for thirteen years, then Lorain City Health Department, retiring after twenty-five years where she was a public health nurse and instrumental in starting the STD and Aids Clinic in Lorain County. She was a member of Lorain Lighthouse United Methodist Church, formerly Delaware Avenue United Methodist Church for sixty years. Pat served in many different leadership capacities especially in United Methodist Women (Ruth Circle) as a district officer and circle leader. She attended national meetings of U.M.W. in Kansas, Florida and Ohio. Pat was a member of Lorain Nightingales Club, a group of Registered Nurses who at some time in their career, were employed at the former St. Joseph Hospital (Ohio). She loved to travel and toured Russia in 1986 and China in 1987, studying public health issues in both countries. She also traveled to the Middle East several times, spending time with Palestinians families who lived on the West Bank. She was also a short-term missionary in Mexico and Dominican in the 1980's. Pat's real joy was cooking and entertaining for her family and friends. Pat lived in Lorain until retirement, then moved to Florida for ten years. She returned to Elyria in 2001 to be closer to family due to medical issues. She is survived by her daughters, Sherry (Gary) Wharton of Elyria, and Terry (Jim) Renker-Charlton of Hedgesville, WV; six grandchildren, David (Vanessa) Wharton, Tracy (Kevin) Gantz, Katie (Michael) Fulton, Karie (Alex) Demyan, Christina (Joe) Boudreau, and Kay Charlton; seven great grandchildren; and sister, Beulah (nee Beckner) Casto of Willard, OH. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Richard R. Renker; parents, Grant and Ruth Beckner; and brother, Gerald Beckner. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 AM, on Saturday, January 7, 2017 in the Chapel at Wesleyan Village, 807 West Avenue, Elyria, OH with Rev. Greg Sellers, officiating. The family will receive guests following the memorial service until 12:00 PM. A graveside service will be held at Calvary Cemetery in Lorain, OH following services at Wesleyan Village. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are welcome to be made to Lorain Lighthouse United Methodist Church, 3015 Meister Road, Lorain, OH 44053. Reidy-Scanlan-Giovannazzo Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Lorain (440) 244-1961 is honored to serve the family of Pat Renker. Online condolences may be sent using www.rsgfuneralhome.com.