Inez Broeren
PRINCETON — Inez I. Broeren, 97, formerly of Tiskilwa, died Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at Colonial Hall Care Center in Princeton.
She was born on Feb. 3, 1912, in Clark County, Wis., to Edmund and Ula (Graham) Cook. She married Henry Broeren in 1932, they moved to Tiskilwa in 1937 with their two sons. Henry preceded her in death in 1971.
After Henry’s death Inez went to Thorp, Wis., to care for her aging parents. She returned to Princeton in 1999. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Tiskilwa.
Inez was a homemaker, and worked in various jobs in Tiskilwa and Thorp, retiring in 1987. She had many passions but her faith, family, friends, bridge and dancing (especially the Polka in Wisconsin) were her primary.
She is survived by one son, Quentin (Patricia) Broeren of Tucson, Ariz.; a daughter-in-law, Cecile Broeren of Altamont, Ill.; five grandchildren, Stuart, Rachel, Timothy, Gwenda and Mark; and eight great-grandchildren, Michael, Gregory, Allison, Chad, Margaret, Daniel, Henry and Madeline.
She was preceded by her husband, Henry, in 1971; one son, Wayne, in 1991; and one grandson, Thomas, in 1986.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. May 2 in the Fiocchi-Jensen Funeral Home, Princeton, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Tiskilwa. The Rev. Kevin Creegan and Deacon John Murphy will officiate. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Tiskilwa.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. May 1 at the funeral home with a rosary service will be at 6:30 p.m.
Memorials may be directed to the donor’s choice.
