Christopher Renn

SUNBURY — Christopher W. Renn, 40, of 822 Little Mountain Road, passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2012, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Born May 3, 1972, in Lewistown, he was a son of William H. Sr. and Nancy (Aekin) Renn, of Sunbury.

He was a graduate of Danville High School, and Montana State University, where he received a degree in horticulture.

On Sept. 19, 2009, at Keithan's Bluebird Gardens, Sunbury, by then Kulpmont Mayor Robert Slaby, he married Darnell Baker, of Coal Township, who survives.

He worked as the produce manager for the Shamokin location of Weis Markets until the end of 2010, then moved to the Selinsgrove store, where he was the assistant produce manager.

He attended the Lower Augusta Baptist Church, Sunbury. He loved gardening and being outdoors and taking walks in the park, especially during the fall, which was his favorite time of the year. He also enjoyed family activities, like making sand castles with his children. He was an avid stamp and coin collector, and enjoyed watching Western movies. He was a great stepfather and a wonderful husband who will be missed greatly.

In addition to his wife and parents, he is survived by two stepdaughters, Della Snyder and Dalysa Lewis, at home; a brother, William H. Renn Jr., and his wife, Monica, of Sunbury, and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.

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RENN — Christopher W. Renn, 40, of 822 Little Mountain Road, Sunbury. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Jerre Wirt Blank Funeral Home, 395 State St., Sunbury. Burial will be held at the convenience of the family. Visitors will be received from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the American Diabetes Association.