Irene Kreber, 94, of Springfield

Funeral services are 10:30 AM, Monday, April 18, 2016 at the Tyndall Presbyterian Church with Pastor Bill Van Gerpen officiating. Burial is in the Springfield Cemetery, rural Springfield. Visitation will be at the Crosby-Jaeger Funeral Home in Springfield on Sunday, with the family present, from 4:30 to 7 PM.

Irene Gladys Rehurek was born June 29, 1921, the oldest of 10 children, to Joseph and Anna (Dvoracek) Rehurek. She passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at Avera St. Michael's Hospital in Tyndall, after a short illness.

Irene attended Koupal Country School, and after working with her dad on the farm, attended and graduated from Tyndall High School in 1942. She worked for Dr. Isaak in Tyndall and the Press & Dakotan in Yankton as a proof-reader.

Irene married Wally Kreber on March 8, 1943, while he was on furlough. She then worked for the Red Cross in Newport News, Virginia, until Wally returned from serving overseas. They moved to their current farm north of Springfield in 1952. Wally passed away on March 4, 2007, and Irene stayed on the farm until her stroke on April 1st.

Irene was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Tyndall, which originally had been in rural Tabor.

Irene loved the farm and her family. She will be remembered for her enjoyment of gardening, raising chickens and baking bread.

Irene Kreber is survived by her five children: Robert of Madison, WI, Ila (Dave) Wright of Yankton, Joleen of Stickney, and Neal and Jay of Springfield; her granddaughter, Susan Wright of Buckeye, AZ and grandson and great-grandson, John and Jonah Wright of Evanston, IL. She is also survived by her sister, Dorothy Sattler of Mitchell; brother, Lawrence Rehurek of Sparks, NV; sister-in-law, Lorraine Rehurek of Tyndall; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Irene was preceded in death by her parents, husband Wallace Kreber, three sisters: Ruth Vellek, Viola Kostlan and Marcella Kortan; and four brothers: Calvin, Ray, LeRoy and Alvin (who died in infancy).