Irma Jean Weber

Irma Jean Weber, the daughter of Lafe and Myrtle (McMurphy) Fairchild, was born May 18, 1931, at her parents’ home in Polk Township in Shelby County near Poplar, Iowa and died December 19, 2021, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 90 years, 7 months, and 1 day.

Irma was baptized as an adult with several members of her family at the Methodist Church in Irwin, Iowa. She attended rural Audubon County schools then graduated from the Audubon High School with the Class of 1949.

On February 27, 1949, she was united in marriage to George Weber at the Methodist Parsonage in Gray, Iowa. Irma returned to school and graduated then helped George operate the farm. Their union was blessed with four children Mary, Michael, Pamela, and Robert. They rented farms in Audubon County and Shelby County for a number of years then purchased George’s Father’s farm when his Father retired. They grew row crops, milked cows, and raised livestock. Like every good farm wife, Irma helped George farm, cared for the children, took meals to the fields, cared for the chickens and other exotic animals, and tended to both a large vegetable garden and flower garden. Irma was an accomplished seamstress and made many of the children’s clothing. After many years of operating the farm, Irma and George retired from farming in the late1990’s. George passed away in 2000. Irma lived on the farm for a short time then moved into Audubon, Iowa in the spring of 2001. To keep herself busy, Irma was employed at Places which later became Pamida for several years. She volunteered at the First United Methodist Church in Audubon and delivering food for children programs through New Opportunities and also helped with the food pantry.

Irma was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Audubon and was a member of a neighborhood club while living out on the farm. She loved sewing with her sisters and doing many fun activities with them. But most of all she enjoyed watching her children and grandchildren participating in their many activities.

Preceding her in death was her husband George Weber; her parents; her sisters; Leola, Leona, Norene, Ramona, and Dixie.

Survivors include her children Mary and husband James Myrtue of Carroll, Iowa, Michael and wife Susan Weber of Manning, Iowa, Pamela and husband Aram Boyajian of Audubon, Iowa, and Robert and Jane Weber of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; her grandchildren and great grandchildren: Andrew and wife Julie Myrtue and their children Madeline and Alayna all of St. Albans, Vermont, Krista Myrtue and special friend Justin Ferrin and her children Olivia, Marin, Elliot, and Willis all of Breda, Iowa, Aaron and wife Holly Myrtue and son Lewis of Owings, Maryland, Amanda and husband Troy Wessel and their children Keaton, Braden, and Carson all of Audubon, Iowa, Jessica and husband Cory Schmidt and their children Gwyneth and Siena all of Adel, Iowa, Eric and wife Kate Weber and son Brody all of Manning, Iowa, Anthony and wife Hayley Boyajian and son Henry of Longmont, Colorado, Adam and wife Brittany Boyajian and daughters Lucy and Cecelia all of Aurora, Colorado, Ryan Weber of North Liberty, Iowa, Alex Weber of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Jacob Weber of Marion, Iowa; her brother Kelly Fairchild of Harlan, Iowa; her brother-in-law Dean Weber of Audubon, Iowa,; her sister-in-law Janet Weber of Panora, Iowa, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

The family will meet with friends Wednesday evening, December 22, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. at the Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon, Iowa. Funeral service will be conducted Pastor Kathy Kluis on Thursday afternoon, December 23 at 1:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Audubon. Interment will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon. The honorary casket bearers will be Andrew Myrtue, Aaron Myrtue, Anthony Boyajian, Adam Boyajian, Amanda Wessel, Jessica Schmidt, and Krista Myrtue. The casket bearers will be Ryan Weber, Alex Weber, Eric Weber, Jacob Weber, Troy Wessel, Cory Schmidt, and Braden Wessel.