Irene J. Colbenson

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE - RUSHFORD, MINN. 507-864-7771 RUSHFORD, MINN. - Irene J. Colbenson, 85, of Rushford, Minn. died on Saturday, July 17, 2010, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Irene was born on February 10, 1925, in Rushford to Edwin and Naomi (Tenborg) Anderson. She was raised in Rushford and attended the Tenborg Country School. On August 10, 1940, she married Earl Colbenson in Winona, Minn. Irene worked for Rush Products in Rushford, operated the Rushford Greenhouse with her husband, and was a volunteer at the Rushford Depot for many years. She enjoyed genealogy research, playing cards, collecting various items, taking pictures, videotaping, and most of all spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Irene is survived by three children: Roger (Marcia) Colbenson of Rushford, Marvin (Carol) Colbenson of Fountain City, Wis., and Donna (Jerry) Beyer of West Salem, Wis.; grandchildren and great-grandchildren: Ronda (Rod) Young, and their children, Leah, Cheyenne, Adrianna, and Hunter, Derek Colbenson, Jason (Samantha) Colbenson, and their daughter, Adalyn, and Preston Colbenson; and by six step-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two sons who died in infancy, and by one brother, Archie Anderson. There will be a memorial service for Irene at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 22, at Hoff Funeral and Cremation Service in Rushford with funeral celebrant, Daryl Thompson officiating. Burial will be in the Rushford Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. Leave a memory of Irene, sign her online guestbook, and view her tribute video at www.hofffuneral.com
Tribute video can be found at: videos.lifetributes.com/151055