Irene Anna Barney Newbold passed away from Alzheimer’s at Rocky Mountain Care facility where she has resided for the last seven-plus years, on the morning of Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018, surrounded by angels. She was 89 years old.
Irene was born April 19, 1929, in Provo, Utah, to Charles and Josephine Carlson Barney. She was the 10th of 11 children.
She grew up in Provo and attended schools there. She dropped out of high school in the 10th grade to work at a local cannery, and later worked at the Barbizon as a seamstress. She met her husband, Russell Newbold, at a dance in Provo and they were married on Oct. 6, 1950, in Salt Lake City. They made their first home in Castle Gate, Utah, then later moved to Tooele County where she spent the remainder of their lives. Russell preceded her in death on Jan. 5, 2005.
Irene was a wonderful daughter, wife, stay-at-home mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great grandmother, aunt, neighbor and friend. She loved her family dearly and showed them every day. She was a gifted and talented seamstress and made beautiful and award-winning crafts. She liked to go camping and fishing in Huntington Canyon. She was an excellent cook and baker, and no one could duplicate her gingersnap cookie recipe. She is a beloved daughter of her Heavenly Father and loved the gospel. She will be sorely missed by all.
Irene is survived by a daughter, Barbara Pettley (Don) of Pine Canyon; a son-in-law, Chuck Dewey of Colorado Springs, Colo.; a daughter-in-law, Jennifer Hallenbeck of Layton, Utah; a sister, Eleanor Warburton of Las Vegas, Nev.; 14 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and nine great-great grandchildren; also many beloved nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; five brothers and four sisters, husband Russell, son Brian Newbold, and daughter Joanna Dewey.
Funeral services will be held Friday, Oct. 5 at 1 p.m. at the LDS chapel at 253 E. 200 South, Tooele, with a viewing from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. prior to services. Burial will be at the Tooele City Cemetery.
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