Irene May Leona Bacher

1912 - 2007  (95 years)

• Name	Irene May Leona Bacher
  Born	5 Jan 1912	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Church Membership	Historic St. Paul's Church, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Church Membership	Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Name	Irene May Leona Strome
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-161444
  Died	10 Dec 2007	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I161444	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	William Bacher,   b. 17 Sep 1881, Rainham Twp., Haldimand Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1959  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Lillian M. Schneider,   b. Oct 1880, Rainham Twp., Haldimand Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1914  (Age ~ 33 years)
  Family ID	F176925	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wilmer Henry Strome,   b. 28 Aug 1913, Grimsby, , Lincolnshire, England ,   d. 20 Aug 1991, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Children	1. Kelly Strome   2. George Strome   3. Cathy Strome   4. Stephen Wilber Strome,   b. 8 Sep 1941,   d. Feb 2011, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F46177	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Strome, Irene May Leona (Bacher) January 5, 1912 - December 10, 2007 Irene Bacher Strome was born January 5, 1912 in Berlin (Kitchener), Ont. After the death of her mother, Lillian Schneider, in 1914, she and her sisters were raised by their grandparents, Catherine and Henry Schneider, in Fisherville, ON. When she was 13 years old, she moved back to Kitchener to live with her father, William Bacher and her stepmother, Bertha Ebert Bacher. She met her future husband, Wilmer Strome, at her church. With a smile, she told us that's why she joined the church choir. Irene wanted her obituary to be short and to the point. This is what she said: I lived a good life and I died. I had a wonderful family and that was what my life was all about. I was good at washing dishes and cleaning the floor. ? She also made the most delicious chocolate chip cookies and rum balls! Our memories of her are filled with warmth and love. She was kind and generous in spirit and was always happy with her lot in life, rarely complaining. She was devoted to her church, first at St. Paul's (Historic) Lutheran and then as a charter member of Holy Cross Lutheran. She enjoyed family , friends, the cottage at Belwood Lake and Bridge Club. She kept her sense of humour right to the end and she has left us with many fond and happy memories. Irene was predeceased by Wilmer (1991), her husband of 51 years, and her sisters Charlotte Shriber (1998), Elsie Hipel (1998) and Erma Scoffield Dobrindt (2007) and their husbands. She is survived by her children: sons Steve (Wendy Drew), Kelly (Terry), and George and her daughter Cathy (Howard Stone); her grandchildren: Jamie Strome (Debbie), Tammy Strome (Clarence Hofstee), Chris Strome (fianc? Tami Gabay), Heather Strome (fianc? Mark Sutton), Stacey Stone, Travis Stone and Taylor Stone; and her great-grandchildren: Tasha, Skyler, Mathew and Tristan. Special thanks to the staff at Lanark Place Retirement Residence for their kindness and special care and support. Irene always said ?It's such a wonderful place. I hope when you are my age, you can stay in a place as wonderful as this one.? She enjoyed the many activities and the cookies! Irene's family will receive relatives and friends on Wednesday from 7-9 PM at the Henry Walser Funeral Home, 507 Frederick St., Kitchener 519-749-8467 and 10-10: 50 AM on Thursday at Holy Cross Church. Funeral service 11 AM Thursday, December 13, 2007 at Holy Cross Lutheran Church (322 East Ave., Kitchener) followed by a reception in the church hall. Pastor Robert Bugbee officiating. Interment Woodland Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy donations to St. Mary's Cardiac Care or the Grand River Regional Cancer Centre would be appreciated by the family (cards available at the funeral home). Visit www.henrywalser.com for Irene's memorial. The Record 11 Dec 2007

  
  

• Sources

  [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obituary of Irene Stome - 11 Dec 2007.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Jan 1912 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Church Membership - - Historic St. Paul's Church, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Church Membership - - Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada Died - 10 Dec 2007 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth