Irene V. Trione, 89, of Rapid City, died Monday, August 27, 2018 at the Rapid City Regional Hospice House.

She was born on January 6, 1929 in Chicago to Mark and Lena (Stazuk) Nestor.  Irene was raised in Chicago and met Edmund Trione in Chicago while he was on leave from the US Army.

They married on November 28, 1953 in Ft Knox, KY.  Ed was stationed in Korea then to Germany where he, Irene, and Patty spent his overseas duty.  They moved to Falls Church then to Vienna, Virginia where Ed was assigned to the Pentagon. Ed passed away in 1987 and Irene moved to Rapid City in 1991 to be closer to her daughter, Patricia, and her family.

She worked for many years at Sears as the Installation Manager in Arlington, Virginia. Irene spent a majority of her time volunteering at the Rapid City Sheriff's Department, Minneluzahan Senior Center and was a member of St Therese Catholic Parish, the Rushmore VFW Post Auxiliary, and the Moose Club.

She will be remembered for being easy going, direct, and very sociable. Her friends were an extension of her family.  Irene enjoyed spending time with her family and going out with her friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Edmund, and five siblings.

She is survived by her daughter, Patricia (Mike) Keegan, in Black Hawk, two grandsons: Michael and Alek Keegan, in Sioux Falls and her sister, Olga Christopher, in Chicago, and many nieces and nephews.

A Recitation of the Rosary will be held at 9:00 am, Thursday, September 6, 2018 at St. Therese, The Little Flower Catholic Church followed by a Funeral Mass at 11:00 am.

Interment will follow at a later date at Arlington National Cemetery.

A memorial has been established at either St. Therese or the Hospice House.