Submitted by: John C. Monk

Jeanne B. Renbarger

June 30, 1924 - May 24, 2010
SOUTH BEND - Jeanne B. Renbarger, 85, went home to be with the Lord at 9:50 p.m. Monday May 24, 2010. She passed on at Hospice House of Elkhart County due to natural causes following a catastrophic stroke on May 5, 2010. She has been reunited with her loving husband, Dean Renbarger, who preceded her in death on May 22, 2000. Mrs. Renbarger leaves behind her daughter, Susan Kelly of South Bend; two granddaughters, Sierra (Joe) Hooten of South Bend and Jourdan A. Huys of Chicago; and four great-grandchildren, Alex, Robbie, Serenity and Abby. Jeanne was a longtime member of the Southlawn United Methodist Church in South Bend. She was a retired language arts teacher for the South Bend Community School Corporation, finishing her career at Riley High School. She enjoyed volunteering at the South Bend Center for History Museum in her retirement. Jeanne was a devoted friend to many and the beloved matriarch of her family. She will be dearly missed and fondly remembered by her many friends, family and students. Visitation will take place in the Hanley & Sons "Southwest Chapel" Funeral Home, located at West Ireland Road/SR 23, South Bend, from 5 to 7 p.m. today, May 27th. A memorial service will be after visitation at 7 p.m. in the funeral home. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, June 1, 2010, in Hartford City, IN, at the Hartford City Cemetery, located on SR 26. The family requests that all memorial contributions be made to Southlawn United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 10043, South Bend, IN 46680. Cremation has taken place. The HANLEY AND SONS "Southwest Chapel" Funeral Home handled arrangements and services and extends its deepest sympathy and heartfelt prayers to the Renbarger family.