Irene Rosemary Meade

Irene Rosemary Meade, age 97 of Hastings, passed away Monday March 24, 2008 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. She was born December 25, 1910 in Belgique, Missouri, the daughter of Leonard and Elizabeth (DeKoster) DePauw. She attended Cressie School in Kalamazoo County and moved to Hastings in 1945 from Prairieville. Irene worked for Hastings Manufacturing Company for 39 years and retired in 1975. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, knitting , tending to the flowers in her yard and especially playing bingo. Irene was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Hastings. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur in 1958, her parents, 2 brothers and 2 sisters. Irene is survived by her children, Robert (Erline) DePauw of Otsego, Mary (Norm) Forshey of Battle Creek, Art (Della) Meade of Woodland, Richard (Diana) Meade of Hastings, her sister, Clementine Zettlemoyer of Tiwas, 9 grandchildren , 16 great-grandchildren, and 3 great-great grandchildren. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 6 - 8 pm with a Rosary at 5:30 pm at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Funeral services will be held Thursday March 27, 2008 at 11:00am at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings, Deacon James Mellen officiating, burial will be at Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Memorials can be made to Barry Community Hospice. Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. You may leave a message or memory to the family at (girrbachfuneralhome.net).