Irene O. Mavis

Funeral services will be on Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at the Daniel Funeral Home in St. Cloud for Irene O. Mavis, age 78 of St. Cloud who passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at the St. Cloud Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Reverend Gregory Lieser will officiate. Interment will take place at a later date at the Arlington National Cemetery Columbarium, Arlington, Virginia.
Family and friends may call from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Friday (TODAY) and after 9:00 a.m. on Saturday at the Daniel Funeral Home in St. Cloud.
Irene was born on June 2, 1933 in Lewiston, Maine to Phillip and Olivette (LeMire) St. Pierre. She was a United States Air Force Veteran of the Korean War. Irene married Joseph Dale Mavis on July 31, 1957 at Erding Air Force Base in Erding, Germany. The family lived in St. Cloud since 1959. She was employed by Fingerhut in St. Cloud for 22 years, retiring in 1998. Irene volunteered at the American Red Cross, the St. Cloud Veterans Affairs Medical Center and many other charity events.
Survivors include her husband, Joseph “Dale”; children, Michelle Vinge of St. Cloud, Michael of St. Cloud, Kim Mavis of Santa Fe, New Mexico and Greg (Amy) of Parrish, Florida; eight grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; brothers, Leo and Roger both of Lewiston, Maine.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Rita Richardson; brothers, Ray, Robert and Phillip.
Memorials are preferred in lieu of flowers.