Irene Fredrickson

PAUL – Irene Annie Fredrickson, an 87-year-old resident of Paul, passed away Monday, March 6, 2017, at her home in Paul.

Irene was born December 24, 1929, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of John George Clark and Hanah Rebecca Levick Clark. She completed her high school education in Philadelphia and was married to Dawayne Abraham Fredrickson on March 4, 1955 by a Justice of Peace in Philadelphia. After Irene had moved to Paul, she completed her schooling to become a nurse at Minidoka Memorial Hospital, which she did for many years.

She was passionate about her profession as a nurse, and was often seen about with her stethoscope around her neck. She was also very fond of her dogs and she was inseparably attached to them.

She is survived by her husband Dawayne, with whom she had celebrated 62 years of marriage two days prior to her passing; her children, Dorothy Jean Jerome of Orting, Wash., Joann Schultz of Walla Walla, Wash., and Colleen Lavon Herbert of Burley; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers, John Clark, Fred Clark, and Billie Clark; her sister, Ida Mae McGardle; and her daughter, Carol Ann Bender.

The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 15, at the Rasmussen Funeral Home, 1350 E. 16th St., in Burley, where friends may call from 10 until 10:45 a.m. prior to the service. Bishop Dean Stevenson will be officiating. Burial will follow in the Paul Cemetery.