Irene G. Foley

Loving wife, mother, and grandmother, Irene G. Foley passed away peacefully on December 29, 2016, surrounded by family. She was born on July 31st, 1936 in Patterson, NJ to Ralph and Clare Rutherford.

Irene grew up in New Jersey where she and her husband, Robert C. “Bob” Foley, met as children. She caught his eye as she was playing softball – and the rest was a classic love story that stood the test of time. Irene married Bob on June 7, 1958 in Patterson, New Jersey. In 1969 they moved to Graham, Texas – the place she loved most – the place she considered home.

Irene and Bob raised four adoring children and were blessed with thirteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, all of whom she held carefully in her daily prayers. She is survived by her husband, Bob; her daughters Robin Burns and her husband Ralph, of Dallas, and Amy Berry and her husband, Trey, of Dallas; sons Charles Foley of Medford Lakes, New Jersey and Paul Foley and his wife, Erin, of Dallas; grandchildren Misty Incontrera, Nicholas Burns, Zachary Burns, Lucas Burns, Andrew Foley, Jen Bouchard and her husband Brandon, Alex Foley, Will Berry, John Paul Berry, Graeme Berry, Emerson Foley, Eleanor Foley, and Jack Foley; great-grandchildren Alex Singleton, Wilder Incontrera, Gracie Bouchard, Ellis Bouchard, and Maya Bouchard; and several nieces and nephews.

Irene’s relationship with God was unwavering, and her love of family, friends, community, and faith will live on as her legacy. Irene’s last spoken words were to her husband Bob, “I love you.” 

Services will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 1218 Rodgers Dr., Graham, TX, on January 2, 2016 at 3:30PM. Burial to follow at Pioneer Cemetery in Graham. A celebration of her life will follow at 5PM at the Graham Country Club, 156 Country Club Dr., Graham, TX. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her memory to the American Diabetes Association, www.diabetes.org.