1914
2014
Irene Schaefer
Irene C. Schaefer, nee Rodenmayer, 99, of Belleville, Ill., born August 28, 1914, in Belleville, Ill., died Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at Freeburg Care Center, Freeburg, Ill.
Mrs. Schaefer was a very kind, forgiving, and lovely woman. She was a member of St. Peter's Cathedral Parish, Belleville, Ill.
Irene was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Marcus Joseph Schaefer, whom she married on Feb. 18, 1939, and who died on Jan. 22, 2001; a great-grandson, Dylan Kernan; her parents, Edward and Ella, nee Winker, Rodenmayer; a brother, Ralph Rodenmayer; a sister, Elma (Tony) Tedesco; and a daughter-in-law, Joan Schaefer.
Surviving are her two sons, David (Patricia) Schaefer of Belleville, Ill., and Roger Schaefer of Belleville, Ill.; a daughter, Sharon (Charles) Blanquart of Belleville, Ill.; four grandchildren, Gregory (Nicole) Blanquart, Bradley (Christine) Blanquart, Jennifer (Patrick) Kernan, and Scott (Melissa) Schaefer; great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews, including Ronald Tedesco; and two special caregivers, Sandy Moore and Cathy Schmerbach.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the March of Dimes or to Hospice of Southern Illinois. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.rennerfh.com.
Visitation: Friends may call from 9 to 10:45 a.m. Monday, July 21, 2014, at George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, Belleville, Ill.
Funeral: Funeral procession will leave at 10:45 a.m. Monday, July 21, 2014, from the funeral home for an 11 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Peter's Cathedral, Belleville, Ill., with Father Nicholas Junker officiating. Burial will follow at Green Mount Catholic Cemetery, Belleville, Ill.
GEORGE RENNER & SONS FUNERAL HOME, Belleville, Ill.
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Our condolences to the Schaefer family.
Jeff & Sarah Grandcolas
July 21, 2014
Please accept our deepest sympathy, I have many fond memories of living next door to Irene in the early years of our marriage, she became a second Mom to me and I still use some of the useful tips on homemaking and sewing she so generously shared with me. Irene was the first to introduce me to "Snickerdoodles," which quicky became my all time go to Christmas cookie, it is still to this day the first batch I bake at Christmas and I fondly remember my dear, sweet, kind, and gracious neighbor Irene! Fondly, Roger and Julia Klucker
Julia Klucker
July 18, 2014
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Kim Carson (Grand Court)
July 18, 2014
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