Irene Haskovec, 95

Jan. 24, 1924 —
March 29, 2019
 
Protivin - Irene Rose Haskovec, age 95, of Protivin, Iowa died on Friday, March 29, 2019, at Accura HealthCare of Cresco, Iowa .
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Protivin  on Friday, April 5, 2019, at 10:30 a.m. with Father Aaron Junge officiating. Burial will be in Bohemian National Cemetery, rural Protivin. Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 4,  from 4-7 p.m. at Hindt-Hudek Funeral Home in Protivin, and will continue at the church for one hour prior to the service on Friday.
Irene Rose Macal was born on Jan. 24, 1924 to William and Rose (Lukas) Macal on the family farm near Ridgeway, Iowa, where she lived and went to the country school through the eighth grade.
On June 23, 1941, she married Leonard Haskovec in Cresco. To this union, five children were born. The couple lived in the Protivin area all their married life, eventually settling on the family farm. Leonard passed away on Jan. 12, 1980 at the age of 63. Irene lived on the farm until 1995, when she moved to Protivin.
She worked various jobs and made many friends. She liked to read and “loved” to play cards, enjoyed an occasional trip to the casino and was an avid walker. Irene embroidered many pillowcases and dish towels that were gifts for her granddaughters. She was the “go-to” lady to drop off cucumbers for making her Czech Day pickles.
Irene is survived by her children, Doris (Joe) Andera of Titusville, Fla., Ken (Polly) Haskovec of Cresco and Elaine Waterman (Greg Cantwell) of Thornfield, Mo.; daughter-in-law, Denise Haskovec (Frank Wensel) of Knoxville, Ill.; her grandchildren, Michele (Randy) Wingard, Joey Andera, Ron (Jenny) Haskovec, Kris Haskovec, Melissa (Jason) Woods, Rachel (Nick) Ackerman, Kerri (Dan) Johannsen, Samantha Haskovec, Adam (Millie) Waterman and Anna (Doc) Smith; her great-grandchildren, Katie and Josh Wingard, Danny Haskovec, Austin, Kaitlin and Justin Haskovec, Tatianna, Xavien, Brecken and Zekyan Woods, Mason, Grayer and Griffin Ackerman, Milo Johannsen, Sierra, Justice and Dakota Waterman and Emilee and Quincy Smith; her sister, Helen (Henry) Schwartz of Seattle, Wash.; and sisters-in-law, Doris Macal of Cresco, and Imogene Macal of Decorah, Iowa.
Irene was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Leonard; two sons, Ronald in 1975 and Joseph in infancy; father and mother-in-law, James and Stella (Sobolik) Haskovec; her sisters, Agnes Hellen and Evelyn Kovarik; her brothers, William Jr. in infancy, Roy Macal and Leonard Macal; and her brothers and sisters-in-law, Gerhard Hellen, Victor Kovarik, Earl and Helen Riehle and Tony and Bessie Snyder.
Online condolences may be left at www.Hindthudekfuneralhomes.com.

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