Renee Lohman, 65, Innovator in Elder Healthcare and Housing
Renee Marie Lohman, a national leader in healthcare and eldercare services delivery and a recognized choral musician died unexpectedly May 5 at age 65 in South Yarmouth, MA. Renee was born to Jacqueline (Schultz) and Fred Lohman Feb. 5, 1957 in Cincinnati, grew up in Wyoming, OH, and graduated from Ohio State University.
A Celebration of Renee’s life will take place at 2 pm, Monday, June 13, in St. David’s Episcopal Church, 205 Old Main St., South Yarmouth, MA– the first and only church she and Sally ever attended after moving to Cape Cod in 2012. Her ashes will be interred in the St. David’s Churchyard. The service will be livestreamed and retained on YouTube at the St. David’s Cape Cod site.
Renee proudly participated in an informal national network of respected “disrupters” who are innovating traditional US healthcare and housing options for elders and people with disabilities. Translating her vision to action, in 2018, Renee founded Navigator Elder Homes of New England, LLC. She and the founding partners and current associates shared determination to becoming a catalyst to meet the expanding housing and healthcare needs of an increasing number of elders and people living with disabilities in Southeastern Massachusetts, with a focus on Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard. Currently, Navigator Elder Homes of New England, LLC, is contracted with MGH Brigham and its affiliate, Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, to build five Green House model homes in Edgartown, MA to replace the traditional institutional model of skilled nursing centers.
Renee’s remarkable career spanned over 30 years in healthcare services startups, development, financing, management, and operations of health care companies, including health systems, urgent care centers, community health centers, ambulatory-surgical and primary care centers and healthcare management organizations. In Washington D.C., Renee served was a consultant in hospital administration and worked with physician partners to establish new models for ambulatory care. Thousands have benefitted from Renee’s forward-looking vision, infectious enthusiasm, generosity, and tireless energy.
Renee loved Cape Cod, including its nature, seashore, beaches, whales and warm and welcoming communities. In recent years, she was a highly regarded alto with the St. David’s Choir and The Cape Cod Chorale, a community chorus.  She often sang for funerals and weddings at the request of friends.  Before moving to Cape Cod, she lived for 13 years in Alexandria, VA, where she became an Episcopalian and was an active member of the Episcopal Church of St. Clement.
Renee was devoted to her family, especially her nephew and nieces who, with their young children, were very dear to their Aunt Renee. She is survived by her wife, Sally Michael, of Harwich, MA, and many caring friends and family members, including her mother, Jacqueline Francis of Springdale, OH who recently became 91, and brother Mark Lohman of Wyoming, OH, brother Steve Lohman (wife, Suzy)  of Wyoming, OH, and their children, Michelle Morgano (husband, Johnny) of Nashville, Kelly Becker (husband, Matt) of Mentor, OH, and Stephanie Lohman of Portland, OR and her sister Mary Moseley of Coral Springs, FL (husband, Dale), and their children Kate Hewitt Moseley (wife, Sadie) of Oakland, CA, Andrew Moseley (wife, Suzette) of Coral Springs, FL, Emily Moseley of Seattle, and Sarah Mitchell (husband, Jake) of Smyrna, GA; cousin Lynn de Weck, (husband, Olivier), and their children, Gabrielle and Christian, of Natick and Orleans, MA, and dear friend, Maureen Corrigan of Dennis, MA. 
Contributions in Renee’s memory may be made to the St. David’s Music Fund (205 Old Main St., South Yarmouth, MA  02664), or Navigator Homes of Martha’s Vineyard, (c/o Polly Brown Esq., Treasurer, PO Box 1356, Vineyard Haven, MA  02568) to help continue the project so important to Renee.
 
 
 
 

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