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Irene Rose Wasenius, age 77, of Oxford, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, February 5, 2022, at Kearney Regional Medical Center surrounded by her family. Irene was born in Carrol, Nebraska on September 24, 1944, the oldest of eight children, to Herbert Ernest and Florence Emiline (Shufelt) Coughtry. She grew up in Northeastern Nebraska and graduated from Norfolk High School in 1962. After high school, Irene attended Norfolk Junior College for two years, graduated from Kearney State College with her teaching certificate, and then began teaching 2 grade at Eustis Elementary School. During her pursuit of higher education, Irene was united in marriage to Allen L. Whitney on August 22, 1965. Irene would mourn the loss of her first husband, who passed away on July 14, 1968.