Irene Bastasch Ochs

I remember your mom and how kind she was to include me in some fun times at your Portland home so many years ago, when we were students at the University of Oregon. Deepest sympathy to each of you. Dawne Harris Howard, Eugene, Oregon

I will always remember your Mom as the feisty friend and neighbor over the fence we shared for 18 years. I could count on her to recommend roofers and other tradesmen beacuse she had already thoroughly researched them and refused to be bamboozled by any of them. Now I'm the older lady over the fence for the lovely young couple she sold her house to. She loved my daffodils that she could see from her kitchen. I will be on vacation in Africa and won't be able to attend her Memorial Service....

To me, your Mom will always be the feisty friend and neighbor I saw over the fence for 18 years. I remember her lopping and pruning shrubs at a ripe old age. She loved my daffodils that she could see along the fence from her kitchen. Now I'm the older woman over the fence to the wonderful young couple she sold her house to. I could always count on Irene to recommend roofers & other workmen because she'd already checked them out thoroughly and wouldn't let anyone bamboozle her! I'm going to...

Irene Bastasch Ochs was not only a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend; she may also hold a record for number of times served as a class room mother.

A lifelong resident of Portland, with 6 children in Sylvan, St. Thomas More, St. Mary’s Academy and Jesuit High School, Irene was usually the class mother for one or two – a few times three – at once. In that role she probably set a record, as well, for baking cakes, cupcakes and cookies.

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To all who come to this page and knew my mom...I hope you can come to St. Elizabeth's and help us remember her life. It will be a warm and casual service, which was her style.

Our deepest condolences. Gary remembers Irene and Bill very fondly. She was a good friend to his mom, Dorothy.

My condolences to you all. I have fond memories of Irene as a good, smart person, with a great sense of humor. She was a blessing to all who knew her.