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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272014
Title: Irene R. McBain
Date: 5/23/1953-10/5/2021
Creator:
Inscription/Marks: 5/23/1953
Summary: Irene McBain, 68, of New Rockford, ND, passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at CHI St. Alexius Hospital, Carrington, ND. Her Funeral Service was held Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 10:30AM at First Lutheran Church, New Rockford. Irene’s Burial was at the Viking Cemetery, rural Maddock, ND. Irene Rosalie Vinnard was born on May 23, 1953 to Orville and Hazel (Simonson) Vinnard in Harvey, ND. She was raised on a farm in Maddock. Irene was baptized and confirmed at Viking Church rural Maddock. As a child, she loved celebrating birthdays and the 4th of July. Irene also liked to play with her dolls, paper dolls and especially her live “dolls”, her farm kittens and cats. While working at Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd as the Activities Coordinator, she loved to entertain the residents with bowling, bingo and crafts. Irene liked spending time with her adored animals and planting flowers, especially marigolds. She enjoyed reading books and magazines and taking trips to the Dairy Queen, fairs and demolition derbies. Irene liked going to concerts and enjoyed listening to her favorite artists like, Bobby Vee, Bryan Adams, The Beatles, The Eagles, Charlie Pride, Kenny Rogers and Elvis. She like decorating for the seasons both indoor and outdoor. She loved celebrating and dressing up for her favorite holiday, Halloween. She would also dress up her dogs in their Halloween best. Irene was always eager for Christmas, to meticulously decorate her tree each year. She also liked treasure hunting at antique stores, thrift stores and garage sales and gifting items to her loved ones and those in need. Irene collected angels, dolls, roosters and several other unique items. She enjoyed to drive around the countryside with Terry and look at old farmsteads and loved receiving flowers from him. Terry was the love of her life for more than 10 years. He was her caretaker, her life partner, best friend and the one she wanted to spend her forever with. Irene is survived by her children Troy McBain, Toni McBain, Nicki (Ryan) Nereson, Terah Allmaras and Brooke (Jeremy Kruse) McBain; her significant other Terry Tollefson; a brother Orson Vinnard, two sisters Valotta (Caroll) Johnson and Dorlee Vinnard, grandchildren Mason McBain, Bryson McBain, Connor and Kaylee Nereson. She is preceded in death by her parents Orville & Hazel Vinnard, her grandparents and many aunts and uncles.
Red ID: FND_I_79509 Image ID: 547568 Image Notes: FND001 272014

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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