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IRENE MATTHEWS Peacefully on May 30, 2000, Irene Matthews (nee Johnson) passed away at the age of 83 years. She was predeceased by her husband Richard Matthews. Irene was born in Sweden in 1916 and came to Canada in 1923. She was educated in Winnipeg, attending Dufferin and Hugh John MacDonald schools. She spent eight years in the United States, then returned to Canada when she worked for 30 years at the Mall Hotel, City Centre and the Marlborough Hotels until she retired in 1965. Irene will be missed by her special friend Wayne Booth and by her many friends in Winnipeg and relatives in Sweden. A funeral service will be held on Monday, June 5 at 2:30 p.m. in Thomson Funeral Chapels, 669 Broadway. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of choice. THOMSON FUNERAL CHAPELS 783-7211
As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jun 02, 2000