Her family moved to Montrose, CO when she was a teenager. There sheme t and married Ray, both working at the Montrose Post Office.
Ray, being fearful of losing a second wife to death like the firstone, a sked Irene to have a full hysterctomy, which she did. Theythen adopte d 2 daughters.
Following Ray's death, daughter Elizabeth with her daughter Rhonda,mov ed from Denver to Costa Mesa to live with Irene.
