Irene Melson

Obituary of Irene M. Melson

Irene Margaret Melson of Point Pleasant, N.J. passed away on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 to join her beloved husband. Born in Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y., she moved to Point Pleasant from Huntington, N.Y. in 1954, where she and her husband Steven raised their family. Irene worked a number of local jobs, including Blue Dot Deli, Point Pleasant; Lou's Pastry Shop, Point Pleasant Beach; and King's Grant Inn, Bricktown. But she was proudest of her longtime career as a sales associate in the china department at Stern's in Ocean Township. She also had a booth for several years at The Antique Emporium, Point Pleasant Beach. Irene's life revolved around her family. Her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren were her pride and joy. She stood up for them, sacrificed for them, believed in them, and was always there for them to lend support through difficult times. A firm believer in education, she loved Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, playing the lottery, the Yankees, her home of 60 years, and her cat Josie. She bowled with The Night Owls at 88 Lanes in the 70's and was a member of The Red Hat Society and the Lady Guards Auxiliary of Point Pleasant. Irene was predeceased by her husband of 58 years Steven P. Melson in February, 2005, her parents, William and Mabel Giller, her sister Loretta Staudt, and her good friend Virginia Michaud, Huntington, N.Y. She is survived by her beloved children, Ken of Whiting, Karen Inzinna of Columbia, S.C., Kathleen and her good friend John Campanile of Nutley, and Kerry Dunkirk and her husband Jim, Point Pleasant; her cherished grandchildren Lauren Duffner and her husband Michael, Toms River, James Dunkirk Jr., Point Pleasant, Maureen Yiatrou and her husband Costas, Mt. Holly, and Valerie Dercole and her husband Stephen, Lanoka Harbor; her adored great grandchildren Samantha, Nicole, Austin, Jaquelyn, Christos, Nicos, and Charlie; her sisters Evelyn and her husband Alfred, Gretna, Va., and Marilyn Horn, Riverhead, N.Y.; her best friend Jean Leonard and her husband Edward, Point Pleasant; her caregivers Darlene, Barbara, and Luisa , Point Pleasant, and many loving nieces, nephews, and friends. Visitation will be Sunday, October 15 from 2-6 pm at Pable Evertz Funeral Home of Point Pleasant, 901 Beaver Dam Road. A private burial for family only will be Monday, October 16 at Greenwood Cemetery, Brielle. In lieu of flowers, donations in her name can be made to Deborah Heart and Lung Center, 200 Trenton Rd, Browns Mills, NJ, 08015, or www.AutismSpeaks.org For more information, directions, or to send condolences, please visit www.pableevertzfuneralhome.com
Sunday
15
October

Visitation at Funeral Home

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Sunday, October 15, 2017
Pable-Evertz Funeral Home
901 Beaver Dam Road
Point Pleasant, New Jersey, United States

Final Resting Place

Greenwood Cemetery
Old Bridge Road and Route 35
Brielle, New Jersey, United States
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