NameIrene M. Brown 255
Birth1 Feb 1917, Crane Creek Reservoir, Idaho
Death19 Feb 2010, Lewiston, Nez Perce Co., Idaho
Death Memod. at Lewiston Rehabilitation and Care Center
FatherCharles Brown (1891-1977)
Spouses
Birth28 Oct 1905, Nez Perce Co., Idaho
Death10 Aug 1991
MotherClara Belle Snyder (1871-1953)
Notes for Irene M. Brown
Irene M. Bonner, 93, Lewiston

   Irene M. Bonner was born Feb. 1, 1917, at Crane Creek Reservoir, near Midvale, to Charles and Rose Maarks Brown. She died Friday, Feb. 19, 2010, at Lewiston Rehabilitation and Care Center. She was 93.
   When she was a child, she rode two miles to school on a horse. At age 11 she moved with her parents and brother, Marvin, to the Fraser area near Weippe. She graduated from Weippe High School in 1936.
   Irene married John D. Bonner on June 4, 1941, at the Methodist Church that is now the Lewiston Civic Theatre. They farmed in Fraser and she was a devoted wife and mother to Glen and Velma.
   She raised a large garden, canning and freezing the produce for the long winters. After her children were grown she took the produce to the senior center.
   Irene was involved in all of her kids' activities, including 4-H, as a leader, and school as a dance chaperone. She belonged to the Rebekah Lodge and was a member of the Civilian Air Corps.
   She was preceded in death by her husband, John, in 1991; her parents, Charley and Rose; and her brother, Marvin.
   She is survived by her son, Glen and wife Laverna of Pomeroy; her daughter, Velma of Lewiston; grandsons Blaine and wife Marcy of Orofino and Wade of Pomeroy; and six great-grandchildren, Amanda, Andrea, Nathan, Rachel and Natalie, all of Orofino.
   A memorial service was held Monday at Mountain View Funeral Home in Lewiston, followed by a graveside service at Lewis-Clark Memorial Gardens in Lewiston.
   Please sign the online guest book at www.mtviewfuneralhome.com.

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810Children
1. Nancy Bonner b: in ID
2. Velma Bonner b: in ID
3. Glen Bonner b: 6 APR 1931 in ID
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