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Mounce, Irene Helen Everman
Irene Helen Everman Mounce, 91, formerly of Lisbon, died Monday, April 8, 2013, in her Mount Vernon home. The family will greet friends from 5 until 7 p.m. Thursday, with service at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 12, at Morgan Funeral and Cremation Choices, Mount Vernon.
Surviving Irene are her four children, Doug (Peg), Corydon, Cheryl (Darrel) Obadal, Mountain Home, Ark., Sondra Mounce, Mount Vernon, and Kelly Mounce, Cedar Rapids. Also surviving are a sister, Pauline Everman, Postville; two brothers, Clarence (Ramona) Monona and Harold Everman; five grandchildren, Magille (Pat) Gevock, Brandon (Melissa) Kurtz, Kasey (Dale) Merrill, Keri Mounce (Mike Wallace) and Amy (Clint) Smith; eight great-grandchildren: J. J., Teghan, Tava, M'Lynn, Kane, Kale, Remy, and Treynor; and her “grandsons,” Sam Kringlen, Ben Binder, Aidan and Brody Nosek, Alex, Adam and Austin Deeb.
Preceding Irene in death were her parents; husband; three sisters, Florence, Marie and Gretchen; and a brother, Clifford.
Irene was born April 3, 1922, in Postville, the daughter of William and Emma Wagner Everman. She graduated from Postville High School. Irene married Hubert Mounce on Feb. 21, 1946, in Cedar Rapids. He died June 30, 1984. The family moved to Lisbon in 1957 from Cedar Rapids.
Irene was devoted to volunteering at the Veterans Hospital in Iowa City, Hallmark Care and Rehabilitation, Mount Vernon, and Southeast Linn Meals on Wheels, Lisbon. Irene was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Mount Vernon, where she was the oldest member and was active in Priscilla Guild.
Irene enjoyed her friends, especially lunch dates and bus trips. Most of all she loved spending time with her grandchildren and attending their events.
In lieu of flowers, memorials in Irene's honor may be made to Eastern Iowa Honor Flight, P.O. Box 10704, Cedar Rapids, IA 52410; Wounded Warrior Project, 230 W. Monroe, Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60606; and St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 600 Fifth Ave. SW, Mount Vernon, IA 52314.
Published April 11, 2013 in The Gazette
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