Rennie, Mervin of R.R. 1, Palmerston (Maryborough Township) – passed away at Palmerston & District Hospital on Tuesday, January 4, 2011 in his 80th year. Merv was the husband of Lois (Nicholson) Rennie and father of Carl Swanson and his wife Patricia of Guelph, Cathy Mehring and her partner Frank Grondin of Nakina, Tracy Saarinen and her husband George of Thunder Bay, and Marilyn Peters and her husband Bruce of Aurora. Remembered by his grandchildren Sonja Swanson, Adam Swanson, Jeff Mehring and his wife Jessica, Chrystal Mehring, Seija Saarinen, Kaija Saarinen, Charles Peters, Laurel Peters and Ethan Peters, and by his great-grandchildren Aylah Mehring and Matthew Mehring. Brother of Hilda Campbell of Kitchener and Bernice Hebden of Guelph; and brother-in-law of Allan Nicholson of Palmerston, Marian Sinclair of Harriston and Betty Gateman of Southampton. Survived also by his nieces and nephews and their families. He was predeceased by his sisters Louise Rennie, Joy Rennie, and Helen Shantz and her husband Walter, by his brothers Arthur Rennie and his wife Jean, Alvin Rennie, and Levi Rennie; and by his brothers-in-law Albert Campbell and Cecil Hebden. Friends called at the Hardy-Lee Funeral Home, Harriston on Friday from 2-4 & 7-9pm where the funeral service was held on Saturday, January 8 at 1:30pm with Rev. Mel Sauer officiating Interment in Harriston Cemetery. Memorial donations to Heart and Stroke Foundation or Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated. Online condolences may be left at www.hardyleefuneralhome.com
