Obituary of Irene Freund

Irene (Levine) Freund of Denver, passed away peacefully on February 17, 2022. She was born and raised in Denver to Yetta and Herman Levine and was the youngest of 10 brothers and sisters: Mary Katz, Frank Levine, Syd Lavin, Sam Levine, Lena “Lea” Ettinger, Abe Levine, Harold Levine, Morey Levine, and Bobby Levine. Irene graduated from North High School. She married Lee Grossman with whom she raised 4 children: Margie (George) Wisecup, Greg (Carolyn) Grossman, Vonnie (Craig) Nelson, and Phyllis (Mario) Washko. They later divorced and Irene married Ronald J. “Ron” Freund whom she worked with at Paymaster in Denver. They had a wonderful life enjoying golf, travel, and their many friends. They loved being grandparents to Jeremy Wisecup, Alex Grossman, Micky (Emily) & Carly Nelson, and she just recently became a great-grandmother of Marcy Nelson. Irene was much loved by her family and friends.

Her life will be celebrated at a graveside service, Friday, 12:45pm, Emanuel Cemetery; livestream also available on Feldman Mortuary’s YouTube channel;

Contributions to Colorado Ovarian Cancer Association.