Irene Marion Denker Obituary
Irene Marion Denker, born 9-8-1917 in Garreston, SD passed away at home in Mesa, AZ May 15, 2015 surrounded by her husband of 73 years, Norton, her children, her daughter-in-law, Teresa and granddaughter Gina. She was an avid Diamondbacks fan and loved spending time with her family. She also loved spending time with horses. During WWII, she was featured in an interview for her contribution as a mechanic with North American Aviation, servicing 50 caliber machine guns. She is survived by her husband Norton, her 4 daughters: Janet, Jackie, Terry, and Sheila; her 3 sons: Bill, Jim and Tom, 23 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great-grandchildren and her sister Helen Van Lerburg. The visitation will be 10-11:00 am Thursday May 21, 2015, followed by the funeral at 11:00 am at Mountain View Funeral Home Chapel, 7900 E Main St., Mesa, AZ 85207 (480-832-2850).
We would like to send our heart felt sympathy at this time for the loss of Irene, She was a really good person, We first met the family over 30 years ago at the Arizona Youth Rough Riders arena. She loved those horses and kids. I would get an update pretty regular about baseball from my Mom who spent a lot of time discussing baseball and those Diamondback with Irene. And of course the family up dates to. She was a true friend to my Mom all these years. She will be truly missed.