Irene Armstrong

Irene Armstrong 95 year old resident of Little Falls, MN died Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at St. Ottos Care Center in Little Falls, MN.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Little Falls, MN, with Fr. Joseph Herzing officiating.

Interment will be at a later date in the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery north of Little Falls, MN.

Visitation will be held at the church one hour prior to the service.

Irene Helen Petron was born on January 5, 1918 in Royalton, Minnesota the daughter of Lawrence & Anna (Janista) Petron.She grew up in Royalton where she attended school through the tenth grade.She was united in marriage to Earl Armstrong on July 4, 1941 in Minneapolis.The couple owned and operated the Darling Store from 1953 to 1975.Irene was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, the Christian Mothers and the Little Falls American Legion Auxiliary.She enjoyed quilting, bowling, fishing, hunting and had a green thumb raising any kind of plant or flower.

Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Earl of Little Falls, MN; children, John Armstrong of Little Falls and Mary Whalen of Brainerd, MN; sister, Rose Burt of Sarasota, FL; five grandchildren, Hannah Whalen, Claire Whalen, Beth Armstrong, Christine Hagman, and John Armstrong and two great-grandchildren, Natalie Hagman and Mackenzie Armstrong.

Irene was preceded in death by her parents; siblings, Marie Petron, Marcella Rudek, Adelaide Armstrong, Roman Petron, George Petron, Oliver Petron and Alphonse Petron.