Baier, Irene Josephine

Other Events:

• Death Record - Civil: 20 Feb 2011
• Obituary: 22 Feb 2011; Capital Times

Notes:

Death Record - Civil:
Name:Irene J. Schmidt
Last Residence:53597 Waunakee, Dane, Wisconsin, United States of America
Born:10 May 1923
Died:20 Feb 2011
State (Year) SSN issued:Wisconsin (Before 1951)

Obituary:
Irene Josephine (Baier) Schmidt, age 87, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011.
Irene was born May 10, 1923, in Oshkosh to Edna Louise Nass and Louis A. Baier, one of 10 children, the first girl to follow four brothers. Of her seven brothers and two sisters, only Kenneth Baier, Milwaukee, and Dorothy Glaser, Appleton, survive.
Irene was 20 when she married Edward Schmidt, on June 26, 1943, in Stockbridge. They lived in Stockbridge for a short time before settling in Milwaukee, which was their home until the early 1950s. The family then moved to Madison and lived there for many years. They had four girls, Carol Ann (Alvin) Smith, Sharon Lee Rook, Karen Marie (Daniel) Wright and Katherine Anna (Roger) Ellis; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Irene had numerous careers outside the home, including becoming a CNA. She was first and foremost a chef going back to her roots when she would help her mother, who was also a cook. During World War II she worked in a factory in Milwaukee. Irene was a chef at Colonial Inn for 25 years. She made a home for her husband, children and the numerous animals dad "needed." These included salt water fish, big dogs and small dogs, big birds and small birds. She loved many, if not all of them, and her greatest comfort after dad passed away was Junior, her pug. She gifted all her girls with her love of animals.
In her retirement, she volunteered for RSVP Dane County, was a playground monitor in Stockbridge, and cooked at Lakeview Motel. She enjoyed participating and socializing at Oregon Senior Center. She was a member of VFW Auxiliary in Stockbridge and Oregon. Everyone who met her fell in love with her.
Irene was preceded in death by her husband, Edward; granddaughter, Irene Mae Ellis Griffin; her brothers, Harold, Raymond, Robert, Eugene, Howard and Earl; sister, Dolores; and a son-in-law, William Johnson.
A Memorial Mass will be held at HOLY MOTHER OF CONSOLATION, 651 N. Main St., Oregon, at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011, with Father Gary Wankerl presiding. Visitation will be held at the church from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service on Saturday. A service is also being planned at St. Mary's in Stockbridge prior to interment on Saturday, March 5, 2011, at 11 a.m. with Father Dinh-Van-Thiet presiding.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you make a donation to the American Diabetes Association and that you remember Irene and her family in your prayers.

Irene married Schmidt, Edward M. 26 Jun 1943, Stockbridge, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA. Edward (son of Schmidt, August and Weinstock, Catharine) was born 19 Jan 1918, Stockbridge, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA; died 11 Jun 1997, Juneau, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA; was buried , St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Stockbridge, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]

Carol married Smith, Alvin [Group Sheet]

Sharon married Rook, Unknown [Group Sheet]

Karen married Wright, Daniel [Group Sheet]

Katherine married Ellis, Roger [Group Sheet]