Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, Decemeber 11^th at Roseberry’s Funeral Home in Friendship. The John Stakes will officiate. Following services private family burial services will be at the Niebull Cemetery, Big Flats. Visitation will be held from 12 Noon until time of service at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.

Irene was born to John and Ethyl (Jones) Buck on February 15, 1932 in Friendship where she also attended and graduated from Adams-Friendship schools. She married Steve A. Bakovka on April 10, 1953 and moved to Wisconsin Rapids and was employed as a Postal Clerk in a Postal sub-station at Churches Drug Store, for several years, then becoming employed as head book keeper for Northern Gas Co. until she and her husband developed and operated Pineland Camping Park for 20 years. Irene, was very active in promoting tourism for Adams County, in the 1970’s and 80’s by attending various sport shows in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois and Iowa. She was a past President, and served on the board of the Adams County Chamber of Commerce, also served on the board ofCastle Rock-Petenwell Lakes Association, and the board of Yellow River Country. Her favorite activity was going to country western concerts and traveling to Nashville to the Grand Ole Opery.

Survivors include her husband,Steve Bakovka, Hancock and four sons, Richard (Susan) Bakovka, Nekoosa, Douglas (Lois) Bakovka, Port Edwards, Danny (Patricia) Bakovka, Wis. Rapids and Randy (special friend Pam Kluth) Bakovka, Arkdale. Seven grandchildren, Eron, Sera, Leah, Jon "Buck" , Samantha, Nicole and Cierra "CJ". Also one sister Lu (John) Bakovka, Arkdale, also nieces, nephews, brother-in-laws and sister-in-laws.

Irene was preceded in death by her parents and three brothers, Earl, George and Carl, one sister Eva.