Irene Lillian (Schimmer) Tack Obituary (1922 - 2024)

Irene Lillian Tack passed away peacefully at her daughter's home in Kent on Thursday, April 25th. Services will be held at Edline-Yahn & Covington Funeral Chapel on Friday, May 3rd. Viewing at 1:00 pm with funeral service and reception following. Irene was born in Sherburn, Minnesota on September 15, 1922, to Paul and Louisa Schimmer. She had four older sisters and a younger brother. Times were hard during the depression and her father found work wherever he could, and her mother had a variety of jobs outside the home. Irene hated school and dropped out after the 8th grade. She loved playing softball and had many friends. Irene and her sister Clara got a ride to Seattle in May 1942 and got jobs at the Boeing Company right away. They told their father they were paying 67 cents an hour, so he came to Seattle and eventually the entire Schimmer family moved here plus many friends from Sherburn. Irene married Albert Tack on August 5, 1944, and they had three children, Patricia, David, and Nancy. Irene was a stay-at-home mother and homemaker. She was a loving and dedicated wife, mother, grand-mother and great grandmother. Irene was a loyal wife and took care of her husband through his mental illnesses. She joined a group of other Veteran caregiving wives and kept the group going after all their husbands had passed. Irene was a wonderful hostess and kept track of what she served each group, avoiding repeats. She worked for Bethlehem Steel in their executive dining room for 20 years. Irene and her sister Ethel joined Irene liked to shop and go antiquing with her sister Ethel and they both had quite a collection of Hummel and Royal Dalton figurines. In retirement Irene enjoyed playing Bunco with a group of friends from her church. She loved the adventure of traveling with Pat, Nancy, and Amy to meet up with Teresa in Spain and she went on a couple of cruises and trips to Hawaii and Mexico. Being with family and friends was what she enjoyed the most. Irene was preceded in death by her parents Paul & Louisa Schimmer, her husband Albert Tack; her sisters Blanche, Ethel, Pauline, Clara, and her brother Marland. She is survived by her son, David Tack, her daughters Patricia Sanderson, and Nancy King. Her grandchildren Paul and Teresa Guillien, Marco, Jeffery and Amy King; ten great-grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren; nieces Carol Evans, Kay Grigg, Cyndie and Jan Taylor. In lieu of flowers Irene suggested donations to one of her favorite charities: Vine Maple Place. www.vinemapleplace.org