Irma M. Tacke

Irma Mary Uhlorn Tacke was born on July 4, 1931, in Ferdinand, Idaho, to Aloysius and
Scholastica Duman Uhlorn. She cherished celebrating her birthday with the local Independence
Day festivities. Irma grew up as one of fourteen children and graduated from Ferdinand High
School in 1949. She worked at her cousin's grocery store in Ferdinand, where she met Don
Tacke. They married on February 4, 1953, and began farming in the Greencreek area.
Together, Irma and Don raised eight children and were active community members. Irma's life
was filled with love for music, particularly Dixieland festivals, and she was known for her culinary
skills, especially her quick apple pies. She actively contributed to her community, organizing
blood drives for the American Red Cross and volunteering with various organizations, including
the Religious Education program, St. Mary's Hospital Guild, Idaho County Fair, Catholic
Daughters, Lazarus Committee, and Nobody Dies Alone. Her legacy of love, music, and
community service will be cherished by all who knew her.
Irma was a devoted member of the Catholic Church and St. Anthony Parish. She was the
Parish choir director for many years. She and Don spent many days visiting friends and
neighbors who could no longer get out. In their later years, they moved to a condominium in
Cottonwood and then to Spokane to be closer to family. After Don's passing in 2021, Irma
moved to Boise due to her deteriorating health, where she lived in a professional care facility
where more family members watched over her until she passed on February 23.
Irma was preceded in death by her husband, parents, and siblings: Cletus (Peg) Uhlorn, Rita
(Mark) Forsmann, Edna (Walt) Ruhoff, Gerald (Joanne) Uhlorn, Jane (Don) Hoene, Sister
Angela Uhlorn, Vern (Peg) Uhlorn, Maurus (Karen) Uhlorn, Sister Cecile Marie Uhlorn, Merna
(George) Gehring, and infant twins.
She is survived by her children: Cliff (Sue) Tacke, Sam (Jayne) Tacke, Ruth (John-deceased)
Berning, Neal (Lorrie) Tacke, Allen (Peg) Tacke, Mary (Lonn) Leitch, Ed (Corrie) Tacke, and
Charles (Nancy) Tacke; fourteen grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; and one sister, Sally
(Ralph) Terhaar.
Irma's funeral celebration will be held at St. Anthony Parish in Greencreek on Saturday, March
29, with a rosary at 10:30 AM and Mass at 11:00 AM. A reception will follow in the Greencreek
Hall. Blackmer Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Memorials can be made to Sister
Mary's Children or the Monastery of St. Gertrude in Cottonwood.
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