Irene H. Wetzel, age 86, lifelong resident of Chicago. Wife of the late Richard. Mother of Joseph (Barbara) and James (Laurie) Wetzel. Grandmother of Nicholas, Michael and Julie and great-grandmother of Alyssa, Kyle, Emma and Rebeca. Sister of the late Jessica Maltz, Laura Caylor, Edward Shelin and Henry Shelonzek. Sister-in-law of Virginia Shelonzek. Many nieces and nephews. Visitation Sunday, Jan. 13, 3 to 9pm at Malec and Sons Funeral Home, 6000 N. Milwaukee Ave. Chicago. Funeral Service Monday, 11am, at Malec Funeral Home. Interment Maryhill Cemetery. Info: MalecandSonsFH.com or 773-774-4100.