Submitted by: Dan Rich
April 3, 1918 - Sept. 22, 2008
South Bend Tribune 9/24/2008
SOUTH BEND - On September 22, 2008, this world truly Lost an
Angel! Irene B. "Renie" Million began her
wonderful life of 90 years on April 3, 1918. She was the daughter
of the late Lloyd and Blanche Peck. On September 4, 1937,
Irene Blanche Peck married the true love of her life, the late
Robert E. Million Sr., with whom she enjoyed a wonderful and
loving 58 years as they lived and continued to have the kind of
love most of us only dream about. For those of us who were lucky
enough to have known her either as a son, daughter, sister,
mother-in-law, grandmother friend, our lives were richer for
having known her and for having the pleasure of having her in our
lives and being touched by the loving, kind, compassionate person
that she was. She leaves behind three children whose lives will
never be the same without her, Robert (Jan) Million Jr. of
Sarasota, FL, Barbara (Jimmie) Force and Jeffrey (Janet)
Million, both of South Bend. She leaves behind two sisters who
she loved very much, Betty Deo of Mishawaka and Lurlene Whiting
of Angola, IN. Two sisters who preceded her were Dorothy Nowacki
and Erma Hewson. Irene had three brothers who also
preceded her, Delbert Peck, Clarence Peck and James Peck, and 10
grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Very special thanks
from the bottom of our hearts to Julie Shadinger from Comfort
Keepers who became so much more than a caregiver but more
importantly a very special and cherished friend. The family would
like to also thank friends and family for their prayers and for
the meals prepared during Irene's illness and for their love and
support over the years. A special thank you is also
extended to the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care who made
the final weeks so much easier for the family to let her die with
the dignity and grace that she so richly deserved.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m.
Thursday, Sept. 25, in the Welsheimer Family Funeral Home, 521 N.
William St., with Chaplain Rob Ercoline of hospice officiating.
Burial will follow at St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park. Friends
may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today, Sept. 24th, in the
funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations
be made to the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, 111
Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637.