Irene Upright (1938-2016)

Irene Upright

Irene Upright, age 78, of Kenosha, passed away peacefully on Monday May 16th 2016 at her residence.

Irene was born in Stevens Point Wisconsin on February 2nd, 1938 to Peter and Regina (Holakowski) Hytry.

Irene was well known at Target where she worked starting in 1981 until her retirement ten years ago. She loved bowling, fishing, bingo, playing cards and she was a wonderfully creative person. She sold her wares at craft fairs and in her lifetime, she has knitted hundreds of hats that she lovingly donated to cancer patients.

Irene loved the Cubs, the Packers and listening to Lenny on the radio. Her greatest joy though was her family. She was small, but mighty and was so very proud of all of her children and grandchildren, and most of the time she could even keep them all in line. Her legacy is in their love and support for one another.

Surviving Irene are her sons, Craig (Diane) Stewart, Marc Stewart, Troy (Donna) Stewart, and Mike Wilks and her daughters, Jody (Doug) Djuric, Wendy (Don) Kloeckner and Kelly (Tom) Hinze and by many beloved grandchildren and great grandchildren. She is further survived by her husband Harding Upright and by her two sisters Mary Jane Stockheimer and Pat Czarnecki as well as other relatives and dear friends.

Preceding Irene in death were her parents, her brothers Eugene Hytry and Jerry Hytry and her sister Elizabeth Scott.

Private family committal services will be held.

Thoughts for Irene Upright (1938-2016);

  • Julie (Hickey) Herbst says:

    So sorry to hear of your mom’s passing. She was a great gal. Enjoyed being on her bowling team. Always stopped to chat when I saw her in target. She had a crazy sense of humor that will be missed.

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