Irene Knodel, 91, formerly of Isabel, passed away Thursday, June 22, 2023, at the Bowdle Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM (MT), Friday, June 30, 2023, at the United Church of Christ in Isabel. Burial will be in the Hillview Cemetery in Isabel under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge.

Irene (Schuh) Knodel was born April 5, 1932, to Reinhold and Otilda Schuh in Corson County of South Dakota. She was raised in rural Corson County and later graduated from Corson County.  She married Raymond Knodel on September 11, 1971, in Isabel, SD. The couple was never blessed with children but had many nieces and nephews to fill that gap.

Irene resided in Isabel and became the center point of all family gatherings.  Irene was a homemaker and childcare provider for the local community, which she greatly enjoyed.  She had a deep passion for children.  Irene and Ray were homesteading in Isabel up until October of 2015 when health issues presented itself and they both were transported to the Mobridge Care Center. After the care center closure, she was transported to the Ipswich Care Center and later to the Bowdle Nursing Home where she left this Earth on June 22, 2023.

Irene was an active member of the Isabel community and her religious faith.

She is preceded in death by her husband Raymond, mother; Otilda, father; Reinhold and one brother Ervin Schuh. Irene does have one sister, Violet Fuller still living in California and multiple nieces and nephews.