Lorraine M. Irwin, 18 Jun 1920 - 17 Jun 2015

IRWIN, BARRON, OBRIEN, KUCIA, ZARLENGO, CROW, THYS, DIETRICH, KAISER, PERRY

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 7/29/2015 at 16:32:28

Lorraine Irwin, 94

Funeral service for Lorraine M. Irwin, 94, Victor, was held at 10 a.m. Monday, June 22, at St. Bridget Catholic Church, Victor. She died June 17, 2015, at Marengo Memorial Hospital.

The Rev. Brian Shepley officiated at the service. Organist was Vera Beth Bricker and soloist was Anna Upah.

Burial was in Calvary Cemetery, Victor. Pallbearers were Matthew and Scott Crow, Tom Harty, Gary Kaiser and Jeff, Mitchell and Rhett Thys.

Smith Funeral Home, Victor, was in charge of arrangements.

Memorials may be made to St. Bridget Catholic Church or Victor QRS.

Lorraine M. Irwin was born June 18, 1920, in Keystone, the daughter of Martin and Grace O’Brien Barron. She was raised in Keystone and was a 1937 graduate of Keystone High School. For several years, she did house cleaning for several families in the Victor area.

She married Cecil “Mike” Irwin June 26, 1954, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Van Horne. The couple moved to Victor and for several years she did house cleaning for several families in the Victor area. Later, she was employed for many years at the Victor Veterinary Office with Dr. Seda and Dr. Wilgenbusch.

She was a member of St. Bridget Catholic Church and the Altar and Rosary Society. She was a member of the Victor American Legion Auxiliary and was a volunteer at the V.A. Hospital in Iowa City for 23 years, where she accumulated 50,050 hours of time.

She enjoyed socializing with friends over a cup of coffee. She was very active in the Victor community and was very involved with the Thys children’s activities. She was an avid sports fan and enjoyed following the Iowa Hawkeyes. She loved her trips to Hawaii and Ireland. Her faith in God and the Catholic church were very important to her.

Irwin is survived by two nieces, Linda Kucia and Carole (Ron) Zarlengo, Denver, Colo.; special family members, Denise, Scott and Matt Crow and Jeff, Stephanie, Rhett, Mitchell, Benjamin and Rochelle Thys, all Victor, and special friends, Bill and Jane Dietrich, Victor, and Gary and Amy Kaiser, Keystone.

She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; two brothers, Ronald and Harold Barron; one sister-in-law, Irene Barron, and one great-nephew, Eric Perry.

Journal Tribune, 24 Jun 2015, pg 8
Gazette, 20 Jun 2015