Mrs. CARL J. (Irene Griffin) TOBIN

SCHERRMAN, GRIFFIN, TOBIN, HUNT, DOUGLAS, REID, PFOHL, MCDERMOTT, HEALY

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 3/28/2003 at 17:28:55

Irene Tobin

Telegraph Herald - Tuesday, March 18, 2003

DYERSVILLE, Iowa - Mrs. Irene Tobin, 90, of Dyersville, died Saturday, March 15, 2003, at Mercy Medical Center-Dyersville, after a short illness.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Francis Xavier Basilica, Dyersville, with burial in St. Francis Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at Kramer Funeral Home, Dyersville, where there will be a Catholic Daughters rosary at 4 p.m. and a parish scripture service at 6:30 p.m.

She was born on July 20, 1912, in Farley, daughter of William and Katherine (Scherrman) Griffin.

She married Carl J. Tobin on June 28, 1937; he died on Oct. 25, 1982. They owned and operated Tobin's Tavern for 21 years.

She was a member of the Catholic Daughters of America and Dyersville Federated Women's Club. She was a Mercy Hospital Auxiliary member, working in the gift shop and coordinating bingo at Oak Crest.

She also volunteered at the Basilica making hosts. The missions also benefited from her sewing ability as she made shorts and blankets for them. She had many talents, which included writing poetry. She recently wrote a "journal of her life."

She always put others first and was always willing to lend a "helping hand." She was a beloved mother and devoted grandmother and great-grandmother. She truly was a remarkable woman!

Surviving are two daughters, Elaine (Dave) Hunt, of Dubuque, and Jayne (Dave) Douglas, of Waterford, Conn.; a son, William (Joan) Tobin, of Plymouth, Minn.; 10 grandchildren, Kim (Jimmy) Reid, Sue (Paul) Pfohl, Jason (Beth) Hunt, Tara, Mike, Torrey and Matt Tobin and Chris, Kate and Connor Douglas; five great-grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren; a sister, Marie (Francis) McDermott, of Dubuque; a sister-in-law, Eleanor Tobin, of Cascade; a brother-in-law, Lawrence Healy, of Farley; and many nieces and nephews.

She also was preceded in death by twin sons, David and Dennis, in infancy; two brothers, Leo and Frank Griffin; and a sister, Florence Healy.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to St. Francis Xavier Basilica and School and Beckman High School.