
2012 at Crescent Convalescent Center. She was born April 18, 1920 to
Frederick and Mollie (Koch) Horst in Walla Walla, WA and was raised in
the Yakima area.
She was an active member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church and always
attended bible classes. Throughout Irene’s life, she enjoyed fishing,
gardening, knitting, crocheting, softball and dancing. She was a longtime
employee of Safeway as a clerk.
Irene is survived by her niece, Betty Sullivan of Ocean Pines, MD; a great-
niece, Sheila (Mark) Willis of Annapolis, MD; great-niece, Erin Marie (Rob)
Kevan of Fairfax, VA and Kerrie Ann (Frank) Haas of Loveland, OH;
nephew, Ronald C. (Sandy) Eisenbeis of Gross Point, MI; great-niece, Lisa
(Christopher) Hugan of Canton, MI; great-nephew, Eric (Alison) Eisenbeis
of Canton, MI; cousins, Alvine & Bill Horst of Yakima and numerous other
great-nieces, great-nephews and great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Frederick and Mollie Horst, both
husbands, Leland Templin and Harvey Burke, two brothers, Edward and
Fred Horst Jr. niece, Marion Taylor, nephew, Calvin Dugger and great
nephew, John J. Sullivan III.
Donations may be made to Alzheimers Foundation of America c/o Keith & Keith Funeral Home or Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 801 Tieton Drive, Yakima, WA
A Funeral Service will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 8, 2012 at Keith
& Keith Ninth Avenue Chapel with burial following at Tahoma
Cemetery. To share a memory of Irene visit, www.keithandkeith.com
Arrangements under the direction of Keith & Keith Funeral Home, Yakima, WA.
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