Irene Krall, 74, of Strabane, died at 3 p.m. Wednesday, December 16, 1998, in Humbert Lane Personal Care Home, Washington. Mrs. Krall was a member of St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church, Canonsburg, and its Christian Mothers. She spent her entire life in the Midland and Strabane areas, where she was a 50-year member of St. Jerome KSKJ Lodge 153 of Strabane and a member of the North Strabane Township ladies auxiliary. Mrs. Krall retired from Canonsburg Pottery in 1975, where she worked for 20 years, and was a election pollworker for many years. On June 16, 1946, she married Joseph E. Krall, who survives. Also surviving are a daughter, Maria Lorensen of Martinsburg, W.Va.; two grandchildren, William and Lauree Lorensen; many nieces and nephews; and a brother, Lawrence Kaminski of Canonsburg; Deceased are four brothers, Frank, Harry, Chester and Charles Kaminski; and two sisters, Marcella Mavrich and Stella Casper. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Thursday, December 17, 1998Irene Krall
Canonsburg Pottery retiree worked local polls
She was born October 31, 1924, in Midland, Chartiers Township, a daughter of Stanley and Mary Novotski Kaminski.