Obituary of Irene Marie Naess

Irene Marie Naess (Fields) Irene was born on April 24, 1929 in Reedsburg, WI. She passed away on March 31, 2015 at The Episcopal Church Home in Rochester, NY. She is survived by her children, David Naess of Rochester, NY, Joan (Steven) Nyitrai of Hendersonville, NC, Kathryn “Cook” Leonards of Wilton, ME; her grandchildren, Steven (Ellen) Nyitrai of Wichita, KS, Stacey (Stephen) Troisi of Austin, TX, Christopher (Samantha) Leonards of Berlin, Germany; her great-grandchildren, Sydney & Davis Nyitrai, Collin and Kelton Troisi, and Anouk Leonards; surviving brothers and sisters, Mary (Arlie) Labansky, James Fields, Delores (Robert) McWilliams, Jerry (Shirley) Fields. She is predeceased by her husband, Robert Olaf Naess; four brothers and a sister: Bill, Evy, Lyle, Lenny and Bob. Irene was proud to be the chief telephone operator in Chilton, WI prior to her 1952 marriage to Robert Olaf Naess, who served on a US Navy submarine with her brother Jim. Irene served her Lord teaching special needs Sunday School classes at different Lutheran churches. She lived a life of caring for and about others. She loved to fish, camp and travel, having visited every state in the USA. After retirement, Irene and Bob traveled all over the USA as members of the “Laborers For Christ” program working on building projects for Lutheran Congregations. Visitation will be held from 9:00 - 10:30 AM on TUESDAY, June 2, 2015. It will be immediately followed by her Memorial Service at 10:30 AM at The Episcopal Church Home, 505 Mt. Hope Ave., in Rochester, NY. Click for a Map to the Episcopal Church Home Interment will be in the family plot in Ludlow, VT on June 3rd or 4th (TBA) Home Rochester, New York Birthplace Reedsburg, WI