Irene Mildred Goree

1933 - 2025

Irene Mildred Goree

February 26, 1933 - November 19, 2025

Irene Mildred Goree passed away November 19, 2025, at Saunders Medical Center Long Term Care Facility in Wahoo, Nebraska.

Irene was born to William and Emma (Wagner) Gerathewohl on February 26, 1933, and grew up in Hooper, Nebraska. Irene permanently lost her hearing due to a complication from a childhood illness when she was eight years old. With great determination to communicate, she became a skilled lip reader. Irene graduated from Hooper High School in 1950 and then attended business college in Omaha.

Upon course completion she returned to Hooper to work in the office of the local telephone company.

On July 18, 1952, Irene married Gordon Leroy Goree, her husband of more than 73 years. The young couple settled in Fremont where they raised five children. Irene was a co-owner of Goree Excavating with her husband and sons. She enjoyed being outdoors, camping and fishing especially - it was hard to out fish Grandma Irene! Irene and Gordon enjoyed traveling with friends during retirement and spent summers in Minnesota and winters in Texas for 30 years.

Irene is survived by her husband; daughters Linda (Bob) Betkie; Janice (John) Anderson of Fremont; Joan (Tim) Sparks of Lincoln; sons, Roger (Rita) Goree and Greg (Candy) Goree of Fremont; seven grandchildren, Mike Wittmann of Hickman; Ben Wittmann; and Ryan (Meagan) Wittmann of Lincoln; Katie Owen of Fremont; Amy (Scot) Moore of Lincoln; Maggie (Christian) Bergheim of Lawton, lowa; and Richard Goree of Omaha. Irene is also survived by 15 great grandchildren.

Irene was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Evelyn and her husband, Merrill Snover; aunt, Anna Wagner; mother and father in-law, Florence (Meyer) and Chuck Goree; three sisters- in-law, Julene Zimmerman, Marlene Dukes and Dorothy Dobbins; and brother- in-law, Don Goree.

Visitation will be Monday, November 24, 2025 from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont.

Private family services will be held at a later date. Burial will take place at Ridge Cemetery in Fremont.

Memorials may be directed to the Fremont Friendship Center.

Online condolences may be left at: www.mosermemorialchapels.com.

Moser Memorial Chapel, 2170 N. Somers Ave., Fremont, Nebraska 68025 402-721-4490