Irene Nelson, formerly Irene Swavee, 84, passed away peacefully in Arvada, Colorado on Dec. 22, 2016. She was the daughter of Omer and Gladys Muir of Inkster, ND.
She is survived by her husband, Lyle Nelson, Arvada, CO, and children Dwight and Craig Swavee, Grand Forks, ND, Carla Valentine, Corona, CA, Omer Swavee, Arvada, CO and Blane Nelson, Westminster, CO. She is also survived by her nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Irene was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Mina Ferry and her first husband Arlo Swavee.
Memorials can be made to the North Dakota Association for the Blind, www.ndab.org.
