Irene Wilson

Visitation: Thursday, May 25, 2006 at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City

Funeral Service: Friday, May 26, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Miles City

Interment: will follow in the family lot in the Custer County Cemetery in Miles City

Irene M. (Koschel) Wilson, age 92, of Miles City passed away on Friday, May 19, 2006 at the Eagles Manor in Miles City.

Irene M. (Koschel) Wilson was born on February 5, 1914 in Wessington Springs, South Dakota, the daughter of Reinhard & Ida (Hoenke) Koschel. The family moved to Plevna where they farmed. Her father died when she was young and her mother married Otto Leischner. She lived in Plevna and received her schooling there.In 1935 Irene married Alan G. Wilson in. Alan worked for the Milwaukee Railroad and they lived in many small communities with the Milwaukee Railroad before moving to Miles City. Irene was a bookkeeper for Reynolds Grocery from about 1947 to 1965. In 1965 they moved to Deer Lodge Montana. Her husband died in June 1975 and she moved back to Miles City. Irene was a member of the First United Methodist Church and was the treasurer of the church for many years. She was also a member of the Esther Circle of the Church. She was a member of the Degree of Honor and also the Past Presidents Club of the Degree of Honor. Her family and church friends and church were very important to her.

Irene is survived by a son, James Wilson of Sheridan, Wyoming; a daughter, Virginia Huckins and her husband K. of Miles City, MT; seven grandchildren, seventeen great grandchildren, and one sister, Viola Studer of Billings, MT.

She was preceded in death by her husband, her father, her mother, stepfather, two half brothers: Orin and Alvin Leischner, a brother Roland Koschel, a sister Rosalind Blair, a daughter-in-law Irene Wilson and a granddaughter Kathy.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 25, 2006 at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 26, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Miles City. Interment will follow in the family lot in the Custer County Cemetery in Miles City.Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church or to one’s choice.