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Irene Rose Carolyn Wigger was born on October 31, 1917 in Jones County, Iowa, to Carl and Amelia (Von Behren) Wigger. She graduated from high school in 1935. She married W. Grover Benischek on February 22, 1937. They became the parents of two children, JoAnn and John. Irene was baptized, confirmed, and married at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Stanwood, Iowa, where she taught Sunday school until she married. She then transferred her membership to St. John Lutheran Church in Olin. She was a homemaker and helped with farm work. She was also employed for a time at two local grocery stores. She enjoyed baking rye bread, apple pies and Christmas Klutjon cookies for family, friends and church bake sales. Her decorated tissue boxes adorned many homes through the years. She belonged to the church circle, Unity Community Club, Happy Homemakers and two other card clubs.
Irene is survived by one daughter, JoAnn (Keith) Dirks of Center Junction; two grandsons, Kim (Karen) Dirks of Sioux City & Kurt (Tausha) Dirks of Glendale, Missouri; four great-grandchildren, Allison, Andrew, Davis and Katherine and one great-great-grandson, Derrick. Also surviving are her sister, Leone (Edwin) Limond of Redding, California, a sister-in-law, Kathryn Benischek of Cedar Rapids, and 15 nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her twelve year old son, John in 1960, her husband, Grover in 1993, one sister, Louise and three brothers, John, Howard, and Melvin.
Irene Benischek, 93, of Olin, Iowa, died Friday, September 16, 2011, at Silvercrest in Anamosa, Iowa.
Irene Rose Carolyn Wigger was born on October 31, 1917 in Jones County, Iowa, to Carl and Amelia (Von Behren) Wigger. She graduated from high school in 1935. She married W. Grover Benischek on February 22, 1937. They became the parents of two children, JoAnn and John. Irene was baptized, confirmed, and married at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Stanwood, Iowa, where she taught Sunday school until she married. She then transferred her membership to St. John Lutheran Church in Olin. She was a homemaker and helped with farm work. She was also employed for a time at two local grocery stores. She enjoyed baking rye bread, apple pies and Christmas Klutjon cookies for family, friends and church bake sales. Her decorated tissue boxes adorned many homes through the years. She belonged to the church circle, Unity Community Club, Happy Homemakers and two other card clubs.
Irene is survived by one daughter, JoAnn (Keith) Dirks of Center Junction; two grandsons, Kim (Karen) Dirks of Sioux City & Kurt (Tausha) Dirks of Glendale, Missouri; four great-grandchildren, Allison, Andrew, Davis and Katherine and one great-great-grandson, Derrick. Also surviving are her sister, Leone (Edwin) Limond of Redding, California, a sister-in-law, Kathryn Benischek of Cedar Rapids, and 15 nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her twelve year old son, John in 1960, her husband, Grover in 1993, one sister, Louise and three brothers, John, Howard, and Melvin.
Irene Benischek, 93, of Olin, Iowa, died Friday, September 16, 2011, at Silvercrest in Anamosa, Iowa.
obit on Lahey Funeral Home
Irene Rose Carolyn Wigger was born on October 31, 1917 in Jones County, Iowa, to Carl and Amelia (Von Behren) Wigger. She graduated from high school in 1935. She married W. Grover Benischek on February 22, 1937. They became the parents of two children, JoAnn and John. Irene was baptized, confirmed, and married at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Stanwood, Iowa, where she taught Sunday school until she married. She then transferred her membership to St. John Lutheran Church in Olin. She was a homemaker and helped with farm work. She was also employed for a time at two local grocery stores. She enjoyed baking rye bread, apple pies and Christmas Klutjon cookies for family, friends and church bake sales. Her decorated tissue boxes adorned many homes through the years. She belonged to the church circle, Unity Community Club, Happy Homemakers and two other card clubs.
Irene is survived by one daughter, JoAnn (Keith) Dirks of Center Junction; two grandsons, Kim (Karen) Dirks of Sioux City & Kurt (Tausha) Dirks of Glendale, Missouri; four great-grandchildren, Allison, Andrew, Davis and Katherine and one great-great-grandson, Derrick. Also surviving are her sister, Leone (Edwin) Limond of Redding, California, a sister-in-law, Kathryn Benischek of Cedar Rapids, and 15 nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her twelve year old son, John in 1960, her husband, Grover in 1993, one sister, Louise and three brothers, John, Howard, and Melvin.
Irene Benischek, 93, of Olin, Iowa, died Friday, September 16, 2011, at Silvercrest in Anamosa, Iowa.
Irene Rose Carolyn Wigger was born on October 31, 1917 in Jones County, Iowa, to Carl and Amelia (Von Behren) Wigger. She graduated from high school in 1935. She married W. Grover Benischek on February 22, 1937. They became the parents of two children, JoAnn and John. Irene was baptized, confirmed, and married at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Stanwood, Iowa, where she taught Sunday school until she married. She then transferred her membership to St. John Lutheran Church in Olin. She was a homemaker and helped with farm work. She was also employed for a time at two local grocery stores. She enjoyed baking rye bread, apple pies and Christmas Klutjon cookies for family, friends and church bake sales. Her decorated tissue boxes adorned many homes through the years. She belonged to the church circle, Unity Community Club, Happy Homemakers and two other card clubs.
Irene is survived by one daughter, JoAnn (Keith) Dirks of Center Junction; two grandsons, Kim (Karen) Dirks of Sioux City & Kurt (Tausha) Dirks of Glendale, Missouri; four great-grandchildren, Allison, Andrew, Davis and Katherine and one great-great-grandson, Derrick. Also surviving are her sister, Leone (Edwin) Limond of Redding, California, a sister-in-law, Kathryn Benischek of Cedar Rapids, and 15 nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her twelve year old son, John in 1960, her husband, Grover in 1993, one sister, Louise and three brothers, John, Howard, and Melvin.
Irene Benischek, 93, of Olin, Iowa, died Friday, September 16, 2011, at Silvercrest in Anamosa, Iowa.
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