IRENE H. (MONTHI) LITTLE

Irene H. Little, 95, of the Park Village Health Care Center and formerly of Wills Ave., Dover, died Tuesday, March 30, 2010.

Irene was born in South Bend, Ind., on Sept. 13, 1914, to Herman and Rose (Garloff) Monthi. Her youth was spent in South Bend where she was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and attended parochial school for eight years, Muessel School for one year and Central Senior High School for three years, graduating in 1933 in a class of over 400 members.

On July 28, 1934, she married Charles W. (CB) Little at Holy Cross Church in South Bend. Charles was employed by an uncle from Quincy, Ill., who was the contractor for Zoar Levee and Wills Creek Dam. This brought them to Ohio and the adventure of living in the Zoar Hotel for a while, several of the old homes in Zoar and an old farmhouse just above where the dam was being built. They attended church at Our Lady of Lourdes near Wills Creek where their first son, Charles, was baptized. They also belonged to St. Patrick's Church in Mineral City, where Irene was a member of St. Jude's Club.

In 1939, they purchased a home between Zoar and Bolivar on Route 212 where they lived for 30 years. The children attended St. Joseph School. In 1959-61, Irene was president of St. Joseph's PTA. They were members of St. Stephen's Church in Bolivar.

Irene and Charles were owners of Midtown Welding where Irene was her husband's bookkeeper until their retirement, turning the business over to their son, David. In 1970, they purchased a home in Dover. They were members of St. Joseph's Church where Irene was a lector and greeter for many years. She also belonged to the Christian Mothers, Senior Club, Regina Club, LCBA where she was a former secretary.
She enjoyed bowling in the Saturday Night Couples League and the Thursday Afternoon League for many years. Charles and Irene especially enjoyed Square & Round Dancing and belonged to the Merri Lou Rounds Shirts and Skirts Square Dancing Club. They attended many of the National Conventions held in various cities. They enjoyed traveling throughout many countries, especially cruises, and often traveled with their son, Charles and wife, Jean.

In years past, Irene belonged to Twig 7 of Union Hospital where she enjoyed making articles for the annual Christmas bazaar. She also enjoyed Ceramic Class in her neighborhood and made many large and small ceramic trees for her family and friends. She enjoyed sewing and crafts, making favors for her clubs special parties. She also was an avid bridge player and belonged to several bridge clubs and the Tuscarawas Valley Duplicate Club.

In addition to her parents, Irene was preceded in death by her husband, Charles, who died on Feb. 25, 1995; an infant son, Robert Alan; a brother, Harold Monthi; two sisters, Rosalie Busch, Margaret Bickel; a very special daughter-in-law, Jean Little; and a grandson, Keith Little.

She is survived by her dear and beloved daughter, Rosemary (husband, David) Deioma of Chagrin Falls, O.; three sons, Charles (fiancée Donna) Little of Fort Worth, Texas, Michael (wife, Karen) Little of Columbiana, O., and David (wife, Brenda) Little of Dover; Paul Dean Busch, a nephew of South Bend, Ind.; 14 grandchildren, Charles J. Little, Robert (wife, Katie) Little of Haslet, Texas, Tom (wife, Sherrie) Little of Keller, Texas; David Deioma of California, Donna (husband, Larry) Cole of Solon, O., Debbie (husband, Scott) Beautmont of Florida, Daniel (wife, Jamie) Deioma of Chagrin Falls, O., Sarah (husband, Glen) Forney of Leetonia, O., Mary (husband, Dwight) Pavek of Seattle, Wash., Stevi (husband, Jack) Laughlin of Strasburg, O., David Little of Akron, O., and Kevin Little of Dover, O.; and 19 great-grandchildren.

A Rite of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, April 6, 2010, at 10:30 a.m. in the St. Joseph's Catholic Church at Dover with Fr. Matt Hoover officiating. Interment will be in the Calvary Cemetery at Dover. A reception will follow in the Toland-Herzig Monarch Center. Friends may call at the Toland-Herzig Funeral Home & Crematory at Dover on Monday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. where a Christian Wake service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Those unable to attend or who may wish to express a fond memory of Irene may sign the online guestbook by visiting the "obituaries" link on the funeral home Web site.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 613 N. Tuscarawas Ave., Dover, O. 44622.
Toland-Herzig
(330) 343-6132
www.tolandherzig.com

Published by The Times Reporter from Mar. 31 to Apr. 2, 2010.

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