Irene was born on Feburary 7, 1918, in Kewaunee, daughter of the late Andrew and Jennie (Hoffman) Dax. She was a graduate of Kewaunee High School with the class of 1936. On December 26, 1936, she married Lyle G. Reichert. Together they worked at Reichert's Grocery Store and Rooming House. She was later employed in the office at Sorge and Lake to Lake Dairy for 20 years. Irene was a member of First Lutheran Church, and the Manitowoc Senior Center. She enjoyed her home, family and friends.
Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-laws: Judy (Peter) Johnson, Australia; Marge (Dick) Peters, Marshfield; Carol (Wally) Hermann, Manitowoc; four grandchildren: Carrie (Chris) Long; Cathy (Jason) Schreiber; Gary (Frida) Black; Lee Black; six great-grandchildren: Anna Long; Hayden Long, Gabrielle Schreiber; Greta Schreiber; Jordan Black, Alana Black; four step-grandchildren; Jeffery (Rose) Hermann; Jon Hermann (Mary Voss); Joylynn Norton; Jeremy (Christina) Hermann; ten step great-grandchildren; one sister-in-law: Grace Reichert, Manitowoc. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. She was preceded by her husband, Lyle, in 2003; one sister: Lila Schweigl; and two brothers-in-law: Edwin Schweigl and Robert Reichert: one nephew; Allan Schweigl.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 17, 2011, at First Lutheran Church Chapel, 521 North 8th Street, Manitowoc. Rev. Roald Harswick will officiate. Relatives and friends may call at the church on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. Burial will take place at Evergreen Cemetery.
The Jens Family Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the Reichert family. Memorials may be given to First Lutheran Church or the charity of your choice
Published in Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter on Sept. 9, 2011
Irene was born on Feburary 7, 1918, in Kewaunee, daughter of the late Andrew and Jennie (Hoffman) Dax. She was a graduate of Kewaunee High School with the class of 1936. On December 26, 1936, she married Lyle G. Reichert. Together they worked at Reichert's Grocery Store and Rooming House. She was later employed in the office at Sorge and Lake to Lake Dairy for 20 years. Irene was a member of First Lutheran Church, and the Manitowoc Senior Center. She enjoyed her home, family and friends.
Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-laws: Judy (Peter) Johnson, Australia; Marge (Dick) Peters, Marshfield; Carol (Wally) Hermann, Manitowoc; four grandchildren: Carrie (Chris) Long; Cathy (Jason) Schreiber; Gary (Frida) Black; Lee Black; six great-grandchildren: Anna Long; Hayden Long, Gabrielle Schreiber; Greta Schreiber; Jordan Black, Alana Black; four step-grandchildren; Jeffery (Rose) Hermann; Jon Hermann (Mary Voss); Joylynn Norton; Jeremy (Christina) Hermann; ten step great-grandchildren; one sister-in-law: Grace Reichert, Manitowoc. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. She was preceded by her husband, Lyle, in 2003; one sister: Lila Schweigl; and two brothers-in-law: Edwin Schweigl and Robert Reichert: one nephew; Allan Schweigl.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 17, 2011, at First Lutheran Church Chapel, 521 North 8th Street, Manitowoc. Rev. Roald Harswick will officiate. Relatives and friends may call at the church on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. Burial will take place at Evergreen Cemetery.
The Jens Family Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the Reichert family. Memorials may be given to First Lutheran Church or the charity of your choice
Published in Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter on Sept. 9, 2011
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