- Date Of Birth: August 24, 1916
- Date Of Death: November 2, 2008
- State: Michigan
Ionia, Michigan
Age 92, dear mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend passed away on November 2, 2008. Irene was born in Bangor, Michigan on August 24, 1916 to Hiram and Margaret Cameron. She grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan where she met and married Lyle Hunsberger in 1939. They had five children: David (Shirley) Hunsberger of Erie, CO., Sally Godin (deceased 1992), Mary (Stanley) Durst of Livermore CA., Lee (Barbara) Hunsberger of Portland, MI., Carol Catellier (deceased 1989), and son-in-law Roland Catellier of Port Richey, FL.. She is also survived by fifteen grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren.
Irene and Lyle moved to Ionia in 1952 where they raised prize-winning Guernsey cattle until Lyle’s death in 1972. In 1975, Irene married Gerard Klenk (deceased 1992) and is survived by a stepson Bill (Gwen) Klenk of Lakeland, MI..
Irene was active in the First Presbyterian Church in Ionia for 56 years. She was an avid quilter. She loved to raise funds for Crop Walk and did the walk into her 80’s.
She is lovingly remembered for her remarkable patience, good humor, energy, endurance and great faith in God. Her generosity and care for others were an inspiration. She was a generous longtime supporter of the Catellier’s missionary work. She personally cared for her mother, Margaret and later her husband, Gerry for years when they bacame infirm.
