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Irene Kahle
IRENE EMMA KAHLE
Watkins
Irene Emma Kahle, 90, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016, at Rosenhaven Nursing Home in Marengo. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Watkins with Father Craig Steimel as celebrant. Interment will be at St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery, Watkins. A rosary will be said at 3:30 p.m. at the church on Tuesday with visitation following from 4 to 7 p.m.
Irene was born on Jan. 3, 1926, on a farm south of Fairfax to Edwin and Libbie (Volesky) Kvetensky. Irene graduated from Wilson High School in 1943 in Cedar Rapids. Irene worked for the Order of Railroad Conductors until she married Sylvester Herman Kahle on Nov. 18, 1946, at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Norway. In December 1947, Sylvester and Irene moved to a farm near Watkins, where they farmed all their lives.
Irene was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Watkins all her married life and served as president of the Altar and Rosary Society for over 40 years.
Irene is survived by daughter, Carolyn (Merrill) Mecklenburg; daughter, Marchell Kahle; son, James (Mary) Kahle; son, Robert (Marge) Kahle; 13 grandchildren, Thad Pickart, U.S.A.F. Lt. Col Damien (Vanessa) Pickart, Rachel (Josh) Lathrop, Erin (Erik) Schulte, Michael (Sara) Mecklenburg, Melissa (Brett) Lerch, Christian (Audra) Kahle, Courtney (Zachary) Crowdes, Dustin (Sherri) Kahle, and Brad, Cole, Danielle and Savannah Kahle; and 15 great-grandchildren, Caroline and Alex Pickart, Aidan and Reece Lerch, Abigail, Brodie and Kaitlyn Mecklenburg, Emme, Max and Mary Lathrop, Calvin and Holley Irene Schulte, Drew and Nate Kahle, and Charlotte Crowdes.
Irene was preceded in death by her husband, Sylvester, on Nov. 2, 2008; a son, Steven John Kahle, in 1949: parents, Edwin and Libbie Kvetensky; sister, Lavona Kvetensky; brothers/sisters-in-law, William and Thelma Serbousek, Letha Kahle Atherton, Raphael and Carleen Kahle, and Francis and Bonnie Kahle; and many nieces and nephews.
Phillips Funeral Home in Blairstown is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be left at www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com.
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