Irene Franklin, age 85 of Newton Falls passed away peacefully into eternal life on Saturday Feb. 27, 2021 at St. Joseph Eastland Hospital in Warren. She was born on June 21, 1935, in Ludwigshafen, Germany, the daughter of the late Phillipp & Elisa Toni (Talaga) Gutermann.

Irene married the love of her life, Daniel E. Franklin on May 7, 1953 and they enjoyed 55 years of marriage together before he passed away on January 29, 2009.

Irene has lived in Newton Falls since 1964 working for Avon selling cosmetics for over 20 years. She was a member of the SAXON Club in Youngstown, the First Baptist Church of Rosemont in North Jackson, the Lake Milton Baptist Temple, and most recently the First Christian Church in Newton Falls. Irene said that the one thing that she is the most proud of is when she became a US Citizen in 1985, and she flew the American Flag at her home proudly. She loved watching TV especially Christian programming and Comedies. She also loved knitting, crocheting, and spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Irene is preceded in death by her parents, her husband Daniel, 1 son David Franklin, 3 brothers Phillip, Erich, Herbert Gutermann, and 1 sister: Gerda Fried.

She is survived by: 3 daughters: Irene & Larry Moon of Columbia, SC, Rebecca Hull of Newton Falls, Debbie & Mark Hoffman of Leavittsburg, OH, 2 sons: Phillip Franklin of Columbia, TN, Daniel Franklin, Jr., Newton Falls, 2 sisters: Erika Bassek of Germany, Doris Scheidel of Germany, 1 brother: Werner Gutermann of Germany, 9 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren, and 1 great great granddaughter.

Graveside funeral services will be at Meadowbrook Memorial Park in Warren on Wednesday March 3, 2021 at 11:00am with Pastor Steve Spurlock officiating.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the James Funeral Home, 8 East Broad Street, Newton Falls, OH 44444 (330)872-5440. Family and friends may view Irene's obituary online or to send condolences, please visit us at www.jamesfuneralhomeinc.com

Wednesday, March 3, 2021 11:00 AM

Meadowbrook Memorial Park ,