or Warwick, passed away on November 8, 2009 at Schervier Pavilion, Warwick. She was 96 years old.
Born on November 2, 1913 in Pine Plains, NY, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Frances E. (Tanner) Swart.
She was married to the late Clayton T. Horan, who passed away in1983.
Mrs. Horan was formerly a Line Supervisor with Mechanical Rubber Company, Warwick and was a member of Warwick United Methodist Church.
In a letter to her family in her own hand, Irene wrote “I want to thank all of you for everything and tell you how proud I am to have such a wonderful family.”
She is survived by her sons: Clayton W. Horan and his wife Nancy of Potsdam, NY and David B. Horan and his wife Janet of Tenafly, NJ: four grandchildren: Dakotah Horan, Elizabeth Horan, Emma Horan and Jamie Horan; many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brothers, Robert Charles Swart, Howard Leroy Swart, and Stanley Webster Swart and her sisters, Nellie May Swart, Flossie Dolores Layton, Blanch Gardner and a twin sister, Idolene Gardner
Visitation will be on Friday, November 13th, from 2-4 & 7-9 pm at Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 17 Oakland Avenue, Warwick. Funeral service will be at 10:00 am on Saturday at the funeral home, followed by interment in Warwick Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to Warwick United Methodist Church Building Fund, 135 Forrester Avenue, Warwick, NY 10990.