December 11, 1929 to June 25, 2019
Madej, Irene Barbara, 89, passed away peacefully with family by her side. Born on December 11, 1929 to the late George and the late Mary(nee Sisko), Irene was the youngest of 8 siblings, all of whom preceded her in death. She was married for 65 years to Joseph who passed away in 2013.
She was a devoted mother to her three children, Christine, the late Joseph and Darlene. Irene was blessed with four grandsons, Joseph, John, Christopher and Matthew and a great granddaughter, Hazel.
For nearly twenty years, she owned her own hair salon in Chicago before moving to California where she finished her Associate Degree in Business and worked for Home Bank until retirement. Besides working, Irene mostly enjoyed spending time with family, and would always try to recruit them to join her in a local Bingo game. She was also passionate about gardening, especially tending her rose garden which was lined with rocks she collected from her travels.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association https://www.alz.org/