Christian Biography of Irene Barfknecht

Irene Rose Barfknecht, the oldest of four daughters of Henry and Dora (Siemers) Hashage, was born on May 15, 1930 on a farm west of Nelson, Nebraska. She passed away on June 1, 2023, at the Brodstone Healthcare at Superior, Nebraska at the age of 93 years and 17 days.

Irene attended Rising Valley and Mt. Hope rural schools and graduated from Nelson High School in 1947. She was employed by Lincoln Telephone Company from 1948-1954 and by the Superior Express August 1966 till May 2018, for 52 years.

She married Kenneth Lee Barfknecht on March 8, 1953, at Salem Lutheran Church where she was a lifetime member.

They lived on a farm west of Superior and her husband was employed by Ideal Cement Company. They moved to Superior in 1962. Two sons were born to this union. She was a member of the ELCA church women and the American Legion Auxiliary.

She was preceded in death by her husband in 1966, her parents Henry and Dora; in-laws William and Bernice Barfknecht, brothers-in-law Robert Johnson, Ardell Sieck and Everett Barfknecht, and sister-in-law Lorene Meyer.

She is survived by her sons Craig of Harvard and Lee his wife Sara Martens of LaVista and a granddaughter Alaina Martens and her husband Matt Catagnus of Quincy, MA. Three sisters; Ruby "Tam" of Oceanside, California; Frances "Fran" Sieck of Ashland and Dorothy Svendsen and husband Ed of Lincoln and Mesa, Arizona; sister-in-law Norma (Barfknecht) Iburg and husband Don of Austin, Texas; nieces, nephews, other relatives and a host of friends.

Services at: Salem Lutheran Church, Superior, Nebraska
Time of Service: Saturday, June 3, 2023 at 2:00 pm
Clergy: Pastor Ethan Feistner
Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Superior, Nebraska
Memorials to: Salem Lutheran Church
Visitation: Saturday noon until service time at the church
Funeral Home: Megrue-Price Funeral Home, 750 N Commercial, Superior, Nebraska 68978 Phone 402-879-3900