Irene J. Wheelock Wright age 96 of Greenville died Tuesday February 12, 2013 at Metron of Belding. She was born in Amble on May 30, 1916 the daughter of Dorman Fred and M. Tillie (Peasley) Knapp. She married Kenneth Wheelock in 1935 and he died in 1977. She married Kenneth Wright in 1986 and he died in 1999. She was employed with Michigan Bell Telephone Co as an operator in Belding for many years and in the Grand Rapids office when she retired. She was a member of Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Greenville for almost 60 years and a member of the VFW auxiliary Cleveland- Wolverton Post 3794 of Greenville. She led a life of hard work and Christian service.
With her two Ken husbands, she was also preceded in death by her daughter Delores Bruner in 1996, her grandson Terry Bruner in 2003 and her son Kenneth Wheelock from an auto accident in 2012.
She is survived by her grandchildren, Kimberly Thorpe (James Sauber) of Charlotte, Michael Wheelock of Cullman, Alabama, Christopher ( Vivian Kaplan) Wheelock of Wellington, Florida, Karen ( David) Barker of Greenville, Kendra McClelland of Belding, Katrina Bellmar of Belding, Suzanne (Matt) Evans of Rockford, Sherry Richardson of Arkansas, Kansas, her daughter-in-law, Kay Wheelock of Naples Florida , son-in-law Basil (Bud) Bruner of Geuda Springs, Kansas, 20 great grandchildren and 6 great great grandchildren.
Funeral and committal services will be 1 PM Thursday February 14, 2013 from Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, 908 W. Oak St. Greenville, with her Pastor, Rev. Jeffrey Wilhelm officiating. Burial will be in River Ridge Cemetery, Belding. Memorial contributions may be given to Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church
