McQueen, Irene (Talbot) 1931-2011
MCQUEEN, TALBOT, BRIGGS, TYLER, PRATT
Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 11/1/2012 at 12:14:28
Irene McQueen, age 80, of Decorah, IA, died early Tuesday morning, September 27, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, September 30, 2011 at First United Methodist Church in Decorah with Rev. John Caldwell officiating. Burial will be at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, October 1, 2011 in Oakland Cemetery in Moulton, Iowa with Rev. Tara Amundson officiating.
Visitation will be from 4:30-7:00 P.M. Thursday, September 29 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah and on Friday one hour before the service at the church.
Irene (Talbot) McQueen was born on April 22, 1931 in London, England, the daughter of James and Edith (Briggs) Talbot. She received her education in the London schools.
After graduation from what is considered high school in the United States, she began working and trained herself to be a very efficient executive secretary. In 1958, to be nearer a sister living in the Des Moines area, she immigrated to the United States and eventually became a U.S. citizen. She accepted a secretarial position with a Des Moines law firm. She continued doing secretarial work in Des Moines for numerous firms before accepting a position with the Iowa Bankers Association. While employed there she met her future husband, Robert McQueen, a Ridgeway banker at that time. She eventually decided to leave Des Moines to move to Decorah.
Irene was united in marriage to Robert on April 26, 1980 by Reverend David Ash at the First United Methodist Church in Decorah. They made their home in Ridgeway until Robert retired. Shortly thereafter they moved to Decorah.
Irene was a member of the Ridgeway American Legion Post Auxiliary and was active for several years in the local chapter of the American Cancer Society, serving on its Board of Directors for a number of years. For six years she directed the Cancer Society Road to Recovery program, whose work is to coordinate rides with volunteer drivers getting cancer patients to their medical treatment destinations, usually in Rochester, Minnesota or LaCrosse, Wisconsin.
Irene was preceded in death by her parents.
Irene is survived by her devoted husband Robert McQueen of Decorah; two sisters, Marjorie (Raymond) Tyler of Mitchellville, IA and Valerie (David) Pratt of London, England; and nieces, a great nephew and great nieces in England and America.
Irene was a loving, considerate lady whose activities have been limited for many years by poor health and chronic pain, but she was always as active as possible while living with various health problems. She will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved her for so long.
Source: Fjelstul Funeral Home database
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