Irene Tharnish Thomas passed away at age 93 on June 28, 2019. She was born in Creighton, Nebraska on October, 23 1925, and was the fifth of 14 children of Julia and Ernest Tharnish. Irene married Arthur Daniel Thomas. She was a homemaker with a passion for her family.
Irene was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Thomas; and daughter, Beth Thomas. She is survived by children, Steven Thomas (Kathleen), Teresa Meyers (Philip), Patricia Bluett (Jerry), Joe Thomas, Bill Thomas (Ellen), Jane Leach, Lucy Wiedenfeld (Karl), and Carrie Levonius (Chris); 31 grandchildren; and 41 great-grandchildren.