Irene C. Schnell, 86
Irene C. Schnell, age 86, of Huntingburg, Indiana, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2012 at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper.
She was born August 22, 1925 in Ferdinand, Indiana to Joseph and Emma (Lange) Hackman. She was united in marriage to Arnold H. Schnell. Irene was a homemaker and a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Irene was preceded in death by: her husband Arnold, who died March 13, 1996; one brother, Robert Hackman; and two sisters, Augusta Brinkman and Albina Newton.
She is survived by:
Five daughters,
- Janice Demotte – Huntingburg, IN
- Mary Mogan – Huntingburg, IN
- Cathy LaRoche – Huntingburg, IN
- Alice Durbin – Jasper, IN
- Bernice Kiser – Effingham, Illinois
Five sons,
- Jerry Schnell – Huntingburg, IN
- Arnold Schnell – Huntingburg, IN
- Kenneth J. Schnell – Jasper, IN
- Larry Schnell – Jasper, IN
- Eugene Schnell – Savannah, Georgia
by 19 grandchildren, five step grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, and five step great grandchildren.
Funeral services for Irene C. Schnell will be held at 10:00 a.m. E.S.T., on Thursday, January 5, 2012 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Huntingburg with burial to follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Huntingburg. Fr. Mark O’Keefe will officiate.
Friends may call for visitation at the Nass & Son Funeral Home in Huntingburg from 2:00-8:00 p.m., Wednesday. A parish rosary will be held at 3:00 p.m.
