OBITUARY: Irene J. Thome, 1922-1996, Mitchell County, Iowa [ From Mason City Globe Gazette, Mason City, Iowa, May 29, 1996 (edited)] Irene J. Thome STACYVILLE, IOWA--Irene J. Thome, 73, of Stacyville, died Tuesday, May 28, 1996, at home. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Visitation Church, with the Rev. Paul Otting officiating. Burial will be in the Visitation Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 3 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the Visitation Church Hall with a 3 p.m. rosary and an 8 p.m. Scripture reading. Hatten Funeral Home, Stacyville, is in charge of arrangements. Irene J. Thome was born Nov. 29, 1922, in Stacyville. Survivors include her husband, Gregor J. Thome; two daughters, Betty Blake of Stacyville, and Pat Adams of Virginia Beach, Va.; three sons, Bob Thome of Little Falls, Minn.; Ken Thome of Wayzata, Minn., and Don Thome of Las Cruces, N.M.; 14 grandchildren; one great-grandchildren; and one brother, Leon Heimer of Stacyville. She was preceded in death by her parents and three brothers. Copyright 2004, Kermit Kittleson (for IaGenWeb)