Mike & Belinda Renno Announce Retirement

A fixture couple in Antwerp, Ohio finish their work in the small town and move on. Mike and Belinda Renno have officially announced their retirement.

Mike and Belinda have owned the Antwerp Pharmacy for many years. Belinda actually started at the pharmacy back in 1978. She then left for a few years, but came back and purchased the business in 1999 from Mark Marenberg, establishing herself as an Antwerp resident.

At the end of 2017, they sold the business of the pharmacy and the hardware to Pharmacist Mandy Miller. It was a surprise to many of the townspeople, but it couldn’t be announced earlier as some of the details hadn’t been finalized.

Mandy Miller with Belinda and Mike Renno

Mike has been a past Antwerp Chamber of Commerce president for several years and also changed the town sign on the wall of Friends Flooring.

Belinda started working in Fort Wayne at Haag Drug Store; it was bought by Walgreens. Charles Jones of Antwerp, a customer at Haag, had told her that it would be good for her to start a pharmacy in his small town and that is what she did! After that she has worked in the pharmacy at Antwerp as the head pharmacist. They have very good employees there who they have worked with for a long time.

Mike and Belinda are excited to start their retirement and they have lots of plans and are ready to go! They love to sail out on Oliver Lake where they reside at their lake house. Mike likes to tinker with classic cars and Belinda loves to sew. Both of them are ready to travel more, visiting family including their children and grandchildren and maybe one day visit Europe.

“As the owners for the past 18 years, we would like to thank all of our customers and employees. We have enjoyed working alongside of our staff and serving the community and we will greatly miss all and will never forget.

“We are very proud to pass our keys on to pharmacist and new owner, Mandy Miller.  We see in her the skill, passion and commitment to independent pharmacy that will allow her to continue to make Antwerp Pharmacy an important asset that the community can be proud of well into the future.” —Mike and Belinda

Certainly Mike and Belinda will both be missed and appreciate all they have done for the community!