HEMRICH, Irene 1920-2002

HEMRICH, MORISSEY

Posted By: Tammy (email)
Date: 11/2/2016 at 21:53:31

Irene Hemrich, 82

Irene Anne Hemrich, 82, of Grundy Center, died Thursday, Dec. 5, 2002, at the Grundy Care Center in Grundy Center. A funeral liturgy was held at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Grundy Center on Tuesday, Dec. 10. Burial followed in the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Grundy Center.

Irene was born June 21, 1920 in Elma, the daughter of John and Mary Margaret (Morissey) Gaffey. She grew up in the area of her birth and received her education in the rural schools. On September 3, 1951, she was united in marriage to Joseph Hemrich of Osage. The couple made their home on a farm near Osage before moving to Stewartville, MN, in 1956. In 1967, they moved to Grundy Center where Irene was a homemaker. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Grundy Center.

Preceding Irene in death were her parents; three sisters; and five brothers.

Irene is survived by her husband, Joseph of Grundy Center; a son James also of Grundy Center; a daughter Candance of San Francisco, CA; a sister Mildred Beery of Riceville, and many nieces and nephews.

A memorial fund is being established.

--The Grundy Register (Grundy Center, Iowa), 12 December 2002, pg 2