Ren Marie Avery was born on February 1st, 2008, the second of four children born to Seth and Tessi (Herr) Avery of Humboldt, Nebraska. On Friday, October 3rd, 2025, her life on earth was completed when she was taken home to her Lord due to an early morning car accident on her way to work.

Ren showed her zeal and zest for life by giving everything she had in everything she did. She showed an urgency to live life to the fullest, not because it is fleeting, but because she knew life was worth living. Her sweet, kind smile and her soft, cheery voice helped her to be a natural maker of friends, and wherever she was, a group of friends were around her. She loved them, accepted them, and felt a deep loyalty to them. Her sense of humor was appreciated by all, but her father felt a special connection to the girl who could keep up with the "Avery puns" with the best of them.

Ren enjoyed many hobbies like riding horses with her younger sister and baking home-made goodies for her family to enjoy. However, she spent much of her time making herself into an artist, writer, and musician. A self-taught painter, her canvas paintings array the walls of the Avery home, and a wall mural of The Lord of the Rings Shire adorns the basement hallway. She was in the process of purchasing a 1971 Plymouth Duster from her grandfather to restore and practice on and had already written him the check for the purchase. She was planning to get started on it soon.

Ren enjoyed writing fiction stories and just finished writing an adventure novel. She loved putting the words together; she loved creating the storyline and "showing" her readers her story. Last summer Ren and her mother attended the One Year Adventure Novel Summer Workshop, where Ren was able to connect with her writing community in person.
Music was an integral part of Ren's young life. Piano lessons, singing solos, singing in home school choirs, and participating in church musicals were all a normal part of her schedule. She had a particular fondness for movie scores, especially for John Williams and Hans Zimmer, and talked about them in conversation like you should know who they are. This semester, she and her younger sister joined the Pink Ladies Choir in Nebraska City, and they were enjoying this special once-a-week activity together.

Along with her school schedule, Ren worked several jobs in the area. She was not afraid of hard work, nor was she a complainer. She would volunteer to do anything on the farm, from driving tractors to butchering chickens. For several evenings each week, she worked with her sisters and brother on the Crook Dairy outside Humboldt; she worked several Saturdays each month at Town and Country Vet Clinic in Auburn as a dog-walker; she took on several weekday mornings and Saturdays when The Bookshire Book and Coffee Shop in Peru needed some extra help; and, she was just finishing up her seasonal job for the City of Auburn. She was thankful for each of these jobs and attended each one with an attitude of kindness and service. She especially liked working for the city this summer, driving the dump truck, and working with her "city guys."
At just seventeen, Ren had spiritual maturity beyond her years. At an early age, Ren heard the Gospel of Jesus Christ and responded to His call for repentance of sins and belief in His work on the cross as payment for her sins. She loved attending worship services with her family, Awana Bible Club with her grandparents, Bible studies with her friends, and Youth Group at ACC. She desired to grow in her knowledge and love of Jesus, and to serve Him with her life. She was discipled by a young lady and was in turn discipling a lady younger than her. The morning of her car accident, her journal lay on the table, opened to the pages that read, "Friday, October 3, 6:06am…Psalm 39:4-5: 'O Lord, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am! Behold, you have made my days a few handbreadths, and my lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely all mankind stands as a mere breath!" Ren would desire for all to hear the call of Jesus as she did and to respond to Him by giving Him your life as well.

Ren was a shining light and a caring soul to all who knew her, and she leaves many friends from the surrounding communities of Humboldt, Auburn, Peru, Nebraska City, and Sabetha and Seneca, Kansas to mourn her. Remembering her with love are her many family members: parents, Seth and Tessi (Herr) Avery; sisters, Jorja and Chani, brother, Thad; grandparents, Daniel & Deborah Avery and Chad & Carol Herr; uncles and aunts, Caleb & Holly Herr, Abbi Gyhra, Cade & Megan Herr, Nicole & the late Luke Avery, and Mark & Anna Hayes; great-grandma Joyce Moerer; and many cousins.

A Celebration of Ren's Life will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, October 13, 2025, at the Auburn Christian Church Family Life Center, 1407 Courthouse Avenue in Auburn, Nebraska with Pastors Daniel Hutchison and Zach Shackelford officiating.

Visitation will be held from noon-8 p.m. on Sunday, October 12, 2025, at the Auburn Christian Church Family Life Center, 1407 Courthouse Avenue in Auburn. Family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m. at the life center.
Private Family Inurnment will be at the Pleasant View Cemetery in rural Humboldt, Nebraska at a later time.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to the Ren Marie Avery Memorial Fund with a later designation.
Condolences can be shared online at www.wherrymortuary.com