- Date Of Birth: January 6, 1924
- Date Of Death: August 25, 2018
- State: Michigan
Irene Fraaza, age 94, passed away at her home on Saturday morning, August 25, 2018. She was born on January 6, 1924 in Kalamazoo, MI a daughter of Frank and Jennie (Klok) Ekema and had been a lifelong area resident. Irene was a member of Hope Reformed Church and a former member of Centerpoint.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a granddaughter, Shawna Lynn Fraaza and a sister, Geraldine Weststrate. On April 8, 1948, Irene married Delmar G. Fraaza who survives. Also surviving are 4 sons and their wives, Kenneth (Cheryl) Fraaza of Richland, Glen (Beverly) Fraaza of Kalamazoo, Ronald (Kathy) Fraaza of Alamo and Darrell (Kathy) Fraaza of Martin; 10 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; a brother, Leonard “Bud” (Kathleen) Ekema of Alamo; 3 sisters, Norma June LaRoy of Allegan, Carol (Arthur) Kiel of Alamo and Dorothy Bergman of Kalamazoo; and many nieces and nephews.
