20 May Irene A. Job

Irene A. Job, 87, of Bismarck, passed away peacefully on May 17, 2021.

Mass of Christian Burial will be on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at the Church of St. Anne, Bismarck with Rev. Wayne Sattler as celebrant and Rev. Jerry Kautzman as concelebrant.  Interment will be at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan.  Visitation is Monday, May 24, 2021 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. at the Bismarck Funeral Home with the Rosary service at 7:00 p.m.

Irene was born on July 9, 1933 to Harry and Perpetua (Gratz) Kautzman in Crown Butte, ND.  She graduated from Mandan High School in 1952.  In October 1958, Irene married Howard A. Job, the man who would forever be her rock and soul mate.  She worked as a medical transcriptionist for St. Alexius Hospital and later at Central Dakota Radiology for whom she retired.

Irene will be deeply missed by her daughters, Gerrie (Neil) Jacobson, Mary (Rich) Hoffman, and Carla Job (Greg Walsh); three grandchildren, Trish Dampier, Justin Glasser (Carrie Zent), and Jesse (Josh) Wutzke; five great-grandchildren that meant the world to her, Warren, Halie, Jeremiah, Emmerson, and Emery; two brothers, Tony Kautzman and Tom (Darlene) Kautzman; four sisters, Doris Johnson, Jane (Randy) LaCroix, Debbie (Paul) Maddock, and Jolene (Dave) Stuber; along with many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard; parents; parents-in-law, August and Katherine “Katie” (Christman) Job; sister, Eleanor Engel; sister-in-law, Patty Kautzman; brother-in-law, Wesley Johnson; brother and sister-in-laws, Elroy “Jack” and Marie Job; along with aunts, uncles, and cousins.

The family requests memorials be sent to St. Mary’s Central High School, Bismarck.