Heinrich Renz
1954 ~ 2022
On Tuesday December 27, 2022 in the RM of Morris, MB, Heinrich Renz, 68 passed away.
Heinrich Renz was born as the 5th child on August 1, 1954 in the Kazakh city Berchogur in the Aktyubinsk region. His parents, Emmanuel and Susanna Renz, were believers in God and they passed on their faith to their seven children. The family lived in Burchogur until 1956. After the abolition of the commandant's office, the family moved to Aktyubinsk. Here Heinrich attended school and graduated in 1972. Heinrich was always curious and had very versatile interests. He loved traveling and always broadened his horizons. On November 8, 1972, he was called to military service for two years. At the beginning of December 1974 his military service ended, and he returned to Aktyubinsk. Here it did not hold him for long and he wanted to get to know new countries of the Soviet Union. Therefore, in 1975 he moved to the Caucasus with his two oldest sisters. They lived in the town Gulkevichi in the Krasnodar Territory until 1976, when he moved to Wenspils in Latvia. Here he met new cultures and people. These friendships have accompanied him throughout his life. In February 1977 he returned to Aktyubinsk. With his bright mind and golden hands, he always did a good job. As a result, it was not difficult for him to get a job as an assembler. He was employed here until January 1978 and was always highly appreciated by colleagues and superiors. During this time the whole Renz family decided to move to Germany. The easiest way to do this was to resettle via Kyrgyzstan. Therefore, the whole family moved to Kyrgyzstan. No one was surprised that Heinrich found a good job here as well, where he was employed until the resettlement in 1989. In the meantime, he met Irma Reimer at her birthday party in August 1981. Both knew that they had found the love of their lives. Shortly thereafter, on October 23, 1981, they sealed it with their wedding and started a family. Until their departure from Kyrgyzstan in March 1989, they had three children, Marianna, Lilli and Heinrich. In Germany, the family first arrived in Friedland and was then taken to Lichtenberg in the community of Morsbach. Here the family was able to settle down and continue to grow. With the two children, Angela and Richard, the family happiness was complete. Heinrich also found good work in Germany, where his good performance enabled him to advance to foreman in the field of custom container construction. His knowledge and opinion were always in demand and of great value to the whole company. In 2010, Heinrich and Irma also decided to move to Canada with their two youngest children. In spring 2011, he bought a house where he settled with his family. He enjoyed spending time in his workshop. Here he repaired machines and vehicles. Together with Irma they got some animals and ran the farm together. Even though Heinrich missed his family in Germany, he was satisfied with his life in Canada. He cherished his time with children and grandchildren and his family also appreciated the precious time with husband, father and grandpa. He is dearly missed by all.
He is survived by his loving wife, Irma Renz, his five children: Marianna (Juri Eckert), Lilli (Viktor Janzen), Heinrich, Angela (David Schellenberg), Richard and his nine grandchildren: Emily, Melina, Jayden, Jason, Anthony, Damian, Benjamin, Josephine, Alia.
Funeral service at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday January 5, 2023 at the Faith Evangelical Bible Church with interment at Westridge Memorial Gardens.
Wiebe Funeral Home, Winkler
In care of arrangements
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