MOUNT VERNON – Irene Gadd, 84, of Mount Vernon, passed away on Thursday, June 15, 2023, at Knox Community Hospital.
She was born on Nov. 14, 1938, in Mount Vernon to the late Harold and Mable (Bell) Fawcett.
Irene served as an adviser on many boards, including the Career Center, Touch of Grace, Democratic Headquarters, past president of the Knox County Medical Assistance and the AMVETS Ladies Aux Post 95. She loved kids and had been a full-time babysitter for more than 100 children.
She is survived by her daughter, Granada (Harold) McMahon; granddaughter, Eliza (Josh) Wiggins; grandson, Brock (Stephanie) Wiggins; six great-grandchildren, Lillian, Kaydence, John, Brooklyn, Joshua and Gregory; a sister, Nancy (James) O’Brien; and many nieces and nephews.
Irene was preceded in death by her husband, Wesley; a son, Gregory Alan Gadd; brothers, Dwight, Robert, David, Donald, Ronald and James Fawcett; sisters, Rosella Hardesty, Kay Harding and Patricia Fawcett.
Visitation will be held on Friday, June 23, from 5-7 p.m. at Snyder Funeral Home – Lasater Chapel, 11337 Upper Gilchrist Road in Mount Vernon. Graveside funeral services will be on Saturday in Union Grove Cemetery in Gambier starting at 11 a.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to AMVETS Post 95 Ladies Auxiliary.
To express condolence to the family, please visit snyderfuneralhomes.com.
