Iris Sires

Iris Ida (Middendorf) Sires of New Albin passed away June 21, 2015. A memorial service will be held Saturday, August 1 at the New Albin Community Center, beginning at 11 a.m.
Iris was born March 5, 1928 to Walter and Ida Middendorf in the Winnebago Valley in Minnesota. She married Cleon Dale Sires April 13, 1946 in Cedar Rapids. They had two sons.
Iris was the secretary for the New Albin School for many years. She loved woodworking, sewing and cooking big meals for her family and friends. She was a member of the VFW of New Albin.
Iris is survived by her sons, Douglas Sires of Apache Junction, AZ and Lance (Fran) Sires of Marseilles, IL; her grandchildren, Andrew (Jessieca) Sires and Sarah (Donald) Oakland of Waukon, Chad Sires of Denver, CO, Samantha (Brian) Loomis of Ottawa, IL and Jason (Laura Belle) Sires of Castle Rock, CO; and her great-grandchildren, Paul, Hannah, Abby, Emma, Wade, Cole, Camden, Anna Belle, Addy, Ainsleigh and Aniston.
She was preceded in death by her mother and father; her husband; her brother, Junior; her sister, Gladys; and her daughter-in-law, Linda Sires.