Irene I. Clay was born June 16, 1921, in Yankton, S.D., one of 17 children born to Felix and Mary Leah (Lagesse) Girard. She attended Jefferson (S.D.) High School.
She married Everett E. Clay on Oct. 18, 1940, in Sioux City. He preceded her in death on Dec. 1, 2001, in Sioux City. Besides being a homemaker and mother of 10, she was also employed with Woolco for 10 years.
She enjoyed playing cards, listening to the Cubs on the radio, crocheting, cooking, baking and gardening. She also was an avid reader and walker. She especially enjoyed spending time with her family. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Survivors include six sons, Rodney (Carol), Dennis (Joyce), Michael, Everett A. (Kandace), Marcus and John (special friend, Rita Lowe) Clay, all of Sioux City; four daughters, Charlene (Robert) Berger and Linda (Michael) Ring, both of Sioux City, Patricia (Clinton) Groves of Topeka, Kan., and Mary Schultz of Dakota Dunes, S.D.; a brother, Isadore (Bernice) Girard of Sioux City; a sister, Beulah (Darrel) Brown of Sioux City; 31 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; 14 brothers and sisters; and a son-in-law, Steve Schultz.
Pallbearers will be David Berger, Jodi Wynn, Kyle Kackman, Sean Ring; Mickey Ring and John Berger. Honorary Jason Ring, Jacob Wynn and Tim Berger.
Irene I. Clay was born June 16, 1921, in Yankton, S.D., one of 17 children born to Felix and Mary Leah (Lagesse) Girard. She attended Jefferson (S.D.) High School.
She married Everett E. Clay on Oct. 18, 1940, in Sioux City. He preceded her in death on Dec. 1, 2001, in Sioux City. Besides being a homemaker and mother of 10, she was also employed with Woolco for 10 years.
She enjoyed playing cards, listening to the Cubs on the radio, crocheting, cooking, baking and gardening. She also was an avid reader and walker. She especially enjoyed spending time with her family. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Survivors include six sons, Rodney (Carol), Dennis (Joyce), Michael, Everett A. (Kandace), Marcus and John (special friend, Rita Lowe) Clay, all of Sioux City; four daughters, Charlene (Robert) Berger and Linda (Michael) Ring, both of Sioux City, Patricia (Clinton) Groves of Topeka, Kan., and Mary Schultz of Dakota Dunes, S.D.; a brother, Isadore (Bernice) Girard of Sioux City; a sister, Beulah (Darrel) Brown of Sioux City; 31 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; 14 brothers and sisters; and a son-in-law, Steve Schultz.
Pallbearers will be David Berger, Jodi Wynn, Kyle Kackman, Sean Ring; Mickey Ring and John Berger. Honorary Jason Ring, Jacob Wynn and Tim Berger.
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Amanda Georgia Girard Collette
1895–1967
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Albert Felix Girard
1897–1981
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Peter Edgar Girard
1899–1983
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Alphosine Evelien Girard Girard
1900–1985
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Adlore Girard
1901–1919
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Melvina Anna Girard Kunkel
1903–1997
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Roseanna Mary Girard
1904–1919
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Emma Delia Girard Begnoche
1905–1985
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Harvey Francis Girard
1907–2005
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Alphonse Octave Girard Sr
1909–1950
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Israel Frederick Girard
1910–1992
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Emil Harold Girard
1912–1997
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Isadore S. Girard
1914–2012
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Ranal Lawrence Girard
1915–1994
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Lena Girard Bruneau
1918–1971
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Beulah Bernice Girard Brown
1923–2014
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