Irene Wallin

Irene F. Wallin, age 94 of Sauk Centre, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 5, 2025 at the Cura Care Center in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 11 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Kevin Soenneker officiating. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery in Sauk Centre.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Sauk Centre and from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at the church. Parish prayers will be held at 4 p.m. followed by a Rosary at 7 p.m. Thursday evening at the funeral home.

Irene Frances Riermann was born February 1, 1931 in Sauk Centre, Minnesota to Hubert and Alma (Schwieters) Riermann. She was united in marriage to Russell Wallin on May 2, 1950 at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. Irene worked most of her life as a cook and a waitress. She was a member of St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Sauk Centre. Irene enjoyed sewing, quilting, cooking and baking, puzzles, and playing BINGO and Skip-Bo. She loved spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

Survivors include her children, Helen (Dean) Chromey of Browerville, Judith (Bernard) Wielenberg of Grey Eagle, Edward (Sue) Wallin of West Union, Jean (Richard) Quistorff of Perham, and Norma (Dan) Hemmesch of Spring Hill; daughter-in-law, Patty Wallin of Sauk Centre; 17 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren, and 13 great-great-grandchildren; and sister, Mary Jennissen of Sauk Centre.

Irene was preceded in death by her husband, Russell Wallin on November 28, 2000; son, Kenneth “Kenny” Wallin on January 17, 2021; parents; brother and sisters, Frederick Riermann, Martha Kutter, and Jane Messer.