Funeral Mass Friday, September 11, 10:30 AM
Conroy (Farrier), Irma age 101, of Edina passed away peacefully on Friday, September 4, 2020. She was preceded in death by her husband, John, and is survived by her children, Michael (Mary) of Prior Lake, MN, and Kathleen of Washington, DC. Irma was born October 21, 1918, in Minneapolis. She attended Logan Grade School and Franklin Junior High School, and moved to Long Prairie, MN, when her father joined his brother in the ice business. Irma graduated as class salutatorian from Long Prairie High School in 1937, and attended Minneapolis Business College. After graduation, Irma worked at the Minneapolis Athletic Club as a secretary and photographer. She later worked in the secretarial pool at the Air Reduction Company in Minneapolis, where she met her future husband John. They were married on September 13, 1952 at St. Olaf Catholic Church. They moved to 5913 Wooddale Avenue in Edina, where Irma lived continuously for more than 62 years, until February of 2015. Irma most recently resided at York Gardens Assisted Living in Edina. Irma was a devoted wife, mother, homemaker, seamstress, and baker. She was greatly loved and will be dearly missed by friends and family. Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 am, Friday, September 11th with visitation beginning at 9:30 am at The Church of Our Lady of Grace, 5071 Eden Avenue South, Edina. Private interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Washburn-McReavy.com Edina Chapel 952-920-3996