We Remember

RAUCH, Irma (nee Wunsch)

March 25, 1926 — May 6, 2016

On Friday, May 6, Irma lost her brief but courageous battle with cancer.

Irma was born on March 25, 1926 at the family farm near Westerham, SK, where she grew up and went to school.

In 1945, she married Ben Yackel and they had two children, Stanley and Brenda. Ben died in 1955.

Irma married John Rauch in 1959 and had two children, John Jr and Bryon. Her husband John passed away in 1989.

Irma was predeceased by her parents Fred in 1954 and Emma in 1979; her sister Olga (Ted) Gies in 2010; her four brothers Ron in 1977, Ed in 1977, Richard in 1997and Oscar (Marge) in 2005.

Irma is survived by her four children, Stan (Karin) Yackel, Brenda (John) Flood, John Jr (Sue) Rauch and Bryon Rauch; her five grandchildren, Chris Yackel, Jeremy (Candace) Yackel, Debi (Yackel) (Freddy) Munawych; John and Gracey Rauch; and her three great grandchildren Julia, Ben and Matthew Yackel.

Irma spent most of her life in Leader, SK until 2010, at which time she moved to Peachland, BC to live with her daughter Brenda and her Schwiegersohn John Flood until her passing at the age of 90.

If you wish to send a condolence, post photos or share a memory, please scroll down the page to the area called “Share Your Condolences.”

Share with Others:

Share on Facebook
Share Via Email