Allentown, Pennsylvania
Irene Acres died on February 26, 2023 in Schaumburg, Illinois. She and her husband, Henry Acres (d. 2015), had lived at the Friendship Village retirement community since 2010. They had moved there from Allentown, Pennsylvania, to be near family. Irene was 96. She was born Emma Irene Armstrong on...
Read MoreThe obituary describes Irene perfectly. She was smart, gracious and did indeed make everyone feel welcome and appreciated. She and Henry modeled what a good marriage, good parenthood and good humans looked like. What a joyous reunion theirs will be!
Heidi Butler
March 26, 2023 | Work
Irene, Henry, and at least 2 of their children (Alfred and Franny) moved across the street from my parents. in Allentown. For the first 7 years they lived there, I spent weekends with my parents. When my mother passed away in January 1980, Irene brought a tray of sandwiches over. She and Henry had my father and I over for dinner a few times after that. When my father passed away in June 1987, my wife (of 2 years at the time) and I moved into my late parents' home. We attended several...
Ronald Fenstermaker
March 26, 2023 | Other
