She married Terry Schulz on September 21, 1968, at Howett Street Church in Peoria. He survives.
She is also survived by two children, Heidi (Larry) Ennis of Elmwood and Heath (Nancy) Schulz of Elmwood; former foreign exchange student, Raoul Van Poelgeest of Grijpskerk, Holland; three grandchildren, Trenton, Lauren, and Charlotte; one sister, Lisa Payne Crujido; and four brothers, Scott (Alice) Payne, Jason (Penny) Payne, Shawn (Stacie) Payne, and Christian (Jan) Payne.
She is preceded in death by her parents;
René worked in banking and retired from Farmers State Bank in Elmwood. She was also a member of the Elmwood United Methodist Church and very involved with the United Women of Faith. She loved traveling and spending her winters in Bandera, Texas, where she was the social director at Bandera Pioneer RV Resort. René was also a loving mother, devoted volunteer, and loved spending time with her grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held at noon on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at the Elmwood United Methodist Church. A visitation will be held two hours prior to the service from 10:00 a.m. to noon at the church. Cremation will then be accorded, and a private burial of her ashes will be held at Elmwood Township Cemetery at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Elmwood United Methodist Church, B.Y.E. Ambulance, and the Claude Keefer Industrial Arts Building.
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Oaks-Hines Funeral Home and Crematory in Elmwood is in charge of arrangements.
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