Irene Clayton
March 11, 1924 ~ May 1, 2016
Irene Clayton passed away Sunday May 1 in Princeton. Jennie Irene Clayton was born March 11, 1924 at Wataga, Illinois to Fred and Hilda (Peterson) Wenstrom. She was a 1941 graduate of Galesburg High School. After her graduation, Irene worked for the Illinois Department of Public Health in Moline and Galesburg. She married May 3, 1947 in Galesburg. After moving to Princeton in 1968, Irene worked in the office of Dr. A.D. Poppens and at Perry Memorial Hospital. She retired from PMH in 1999. Irene is survived by a daughter Karen (Chuck) Hanson of Bloomington, IL and a son Barry (Jackie) Clayton of Raleigh, NC, four grandsons, Christopher & Jonathan Hanson and Brandon & Jordan Clayton, and two great grandchildren, Frank and Sophia Hanson. Irene is also survived by one brother, NevinWenstrom of Venice, FL, and 2 sisters, Ruth Rouland and Dorothy (Harvey) Brinton, both of Galesburg and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers and a granddaughter, Lindsay Clayton. Irene was a member of First Lutheran Church of Princeton, Friends of the Library and the Bureau County Senior Center. Representing the Senior Center at the Illinois Senior Spelling Bee at the Illinois State Fair, Irene tied for first place in 2008 and she took second place in 2013. At Irene''s request, no funeral services will be held. Cremation will be accorded at Grant-Johnson Funeral Homes, Inc. Crematory, Princeton. A private graveside service will be held at Elm Lawn Memorial Park at a later dat
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I enjoyed living next to Irene on Erickson Drive and then more recently worshipping with her at First Lutheran. God has called one of His own home.
I worked with Irene at Perry Memorial Hospital and loved her as a coworker and friend. She was a kind, thoughtful and a great person. She would stop in at the hospital to visit me every once in awhile after she retired. She is no doubt going to be missed but I know for sure she will be one of God’s angels.
Karen,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family…
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this time of loss. May God’s love and compassion be with you.
Although we didn’t see a lot of each other, I really liked living next door to Irene, and will miss her. She was a very sweet and kind person. My sympathies to the family.
I was so sorry to hear the news of Irene’s death! She was such a nice lady, and a great neighbor. I know my mom will -really- miss having her across the street on Erickson Drive N. after all these years.