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Irene A. Walter

1919 - 2008

Irene A. Walter, 89, of Watertown, passed away Thursday evening, July 10, 2008, at Marquardt Memorial Manor in Watertown following a brief illness.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. at St. Henry Catholic Church in Watertown with Father Brian Wilk officiating. Burial will be in Holy Angels Catholic Cemetery in West Bend.

A visitation will be at the church on Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the Mass. Memorials may be directed to St. Henry's Catholic Grade School or Lebanon EMS.

Irene Anna Kocher was born in West Bend on June 8, 1919, daughter of Paul and Sarah (McGinnis) Kocher.

On Feb. 18, 1939, Irene married Robert G. Walter at Holy Angels Parsonage in West Bend. They farmed most of their lives in the town of Emmet and were married for 58 years. Robert preceded her in death on Oct. 30, 1997.

Irene graduated from West Bend High School in 1937. She was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church in Watertown and the Watertown Senior Citizens Center.

She loved spending time with family and friends and spending winters in Mesa, Ariz. Irene enjoyed playing sheepshead and crossword puzzles.

Survivors include her four sons, James (Carol) Walters of Watertown, Richard (Susan) Walter of Watertown, Kenneth (Paulette) Walter of Bakersfield, Calif., and John (Patrice) Walter of Watertown; a daughter, Judith (Larry) Reykdal of Watertown; seven grandchildren, Christoph and Sarah Walters, Barbara Kopplin, Janet (James) Canino, Erica Bakeman and Caleb and Ethan Walter; three great-grandchildren, Jessica and Benjamin Kopplin and Brittany Helms; two sisters, Marian Bohn and Marguerite Lorenz, both of West Bend; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Irene was further preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Robert Kocher; father-in-law Christoph Walter; mother-in-law Anna Walter; three brothers-in-law, Phil Bohn, Henry Lorenz and Millard Laubenheimer; and a sister-in-law, Marie Laubenheimer Hughes.

Hafemeister Funeral Home 611 E. Main St. Watertown