In Memory of Irene M. Chinn - Frizzell

Irene M. Chinn - Frizzell, age 84, of Silver Creek, Nebraska died Wednesday March 13, 2002 at the Columbus Community Hospital.  Services are 10:00 a.m. Saturday March 16, 2002 at the United Methodist Church in Silver Creek, Nebraska with Reverend Bev Minor officiating.  Burial will be in the Silver Creek Cemetery.  Visitation is 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Friday at McKown Funeral Home in Silver Creek.  Visitation continues on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until service time at the Church.

Irene was born October 9, 1917 in Silver Creek, Nebraska to Carl and Anna (Peterson) Thurstonson. She grew up and received her education in Silver Creek graduating from Silver Creek High School in 1936. After graduation she worked a few years at the Silver Creek Lumber Yard before being transferred and moving to Kearney where she worked a few more years at the Kearney Lumber Yard. She later moved to Idaho Falls, Idaho and worked there at the Military Air Force Base. She married Leonard Chinn on March 12, 1946 in Idaho Falls. The couple lived in Idaho Falls, Salt Lake City, Utah and Fort Lewis, Washington. When her husband was sent on military duty, overseas, Irene moved with their two children back to Silver Creek in 1951. She later received word that her husband had died overseas in the Korean War. Irene worked at the Farmers State Bank in Silver Creek for 17 years. She married Floyd Frizzell on December 31, 1965 at the United Methodist Church in Silver Creek. She worked at Agroservice, Inc. in Silver Creek for 15 years until retiring in 1984. Irene was a member of the Silver Creek American Legion Auxiliary, Silver Creek Alumni Association, and past president and member of Silver Creek Senior Citizens. She enjoyed gardening, ballroom dancing, crossword puzzles, playing cards, bingo and photographing buildings in Silver Creek.

Irene is survived by:

Son:                    Rodney (Helena) Chinn of Silver Creek, NE
Son:                     Randy (Gay) Chinn of Columbus, NE
Sister:                 Ruth Jacobsen of Seattle, WA
Sister:                 Marlene (Willis) Schreiber of Columbus, NE
Brother:               Eugene Thurstonson of Portland, OR
Step-Son:           Bruce (Karen) Frizzell of Silver Creek, NE
Step-Son:            Larry (Karol) Frizzell of Littleton, CO
Seven Grandchildren  and Three Great Grandchildren
 

She was preceded in death by:

First Husband:             Leonard Chinn
Second Husband:       Floyd K. Frizzell
Father:                          Carl Thurstonson
Mother:                         Anna Thurstonson
Sister:                           Mildred Cannon

Memorials may be directed to the United Methodist Church in Silver Creek.