BLONG, Mary Irene (Hartnell) 1918-2012

BLONG, HARTNELL, SPEARS, NEILLY, BLUE

Posted By: Diane M Scott (email)
Date: 1/29/2013 at 10:56:49

Mary Irene (Hartnell) Blong

May 12, 1918 – May10, 2012

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Mary Irene (Hartnell) Blong, age 93, passed away May 10, 2012, at her daughter's home after a brief illness.

Irene was born in Stacyville, Iowa May 12, 1918. She graduated from Iowa State Teacher's College and taught first grade for seven years. She also owned her own dress shop in Stacyville for a short time.

She married Joseph Blong on June 26, 1943. They settled in Dyersville, Iowa, where Joe established a dental practice after leaving the Navy. They had two children, a son, Thomas Joseph, and daughter, Mary Anne (Blong) Spears. They retired to Fort Myers, Florida, then to Dallas, Texas, and finally resided on Mary Anne and Ron Spears' land near Lone Oak, Texas.

Irene had three great loves in her life, faith, family and travel. Her life was filled with all three, by volunteering her time for church and community activities, maintaining strong relationships with family and traveling throughout the United States and foreign countries. She had a special way of connecting with people, which led to numerous friends wherever she and Joe lived.

Irene's husband, Joe, parents, Burton and Mary (Neilly) Hartnell, brother, Bud, and sister, Marjory Blue, preceded her in death.

She is survived by her son, Tom and his wife, Laura, of Abilene; her daughter, Mary Anne and her husband, Ron Spears, of Lone Oak; five grandchildren, Jenise (Blong) Catiri, Jared Blong, Jody (Blong) Hatch and Chris and Jared Spears; and four great grandchildren, Merritt and Caleb Blong and Brett and Tyler Spears.

Many treasured memories will be with many as a result of her living on this earth. We are happy that she suffers no more and is now enjoying God's presence in Heaven.

A Memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 16, 2012, at St. James Catholic Church.

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Mary Irene Hartnell was born May 12, 1918 in Stacyville, Mitchell County, Iowa, the daughter of Burton Hartnell and Mary (Neilly) Hartnell.

She married Joseph Leonard Blong , the son of Frank Blong and Regina (Meyer) Blong

They were buried in the Visitation Cemetery, Stacyville, Mitchell, Iowa (see tombstones on Iowa GPP)

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