Massena: Irene H. Pratt, age 94, passed away peacefully during a beautiful sunrise on Good Friday at the Canton-Potsdam Hospital. Amazing to all who gave her care and comfort, her good Hungarian blood kept her going and she passed when she was ready. In her passing, Irene was still exhausted from all the ironing she thought she still had to do for her 7 kids and Emmett. She will also be fondly remembered for her wonderful Beef Pot pies that greeted us when we came to visit.
Irene was born in Massena on May 4th 1926 to parents Joseph and Cathrine (Bregg) Szaybel. After high school, she moved to Washington DC to work for the Veterans Affairs Administration during WW II. She came back to Massena and married Emmett Pratt at St. Maryâs Church in November 1948. They lived and raised seven kids in Massena. She is survived by children Janice Crowe, Robert (Julie) Pratt, Nancy (Bill) Griffes and Michael and Eva Pratt, 10 grandchildren, and three great grandchildren and many nieces, neph
Wednesday, April 7, 2021 - 9:43 pm
Massena: Irene H. Pratt, age 94, passed away peacefully during a beautiful sunrise on Good Friday at the Canton-Potsdam Hospital. Amazing to all who gave her care and comfort, her good Hungarian blood kept her going and she passed when she was ready. In her passing, Irene was still exhausted from all the ironing she thought she still had to do for her 7 kids and Emmett. She will also be fondly remembered for her wonderful Beef Pot pies that greeted us when we came to visit.
Irene was born in Massena on May 4th 1926 to parents Joseph and Cathrine (Bregg) Szaybel. After high school, she moved to Washington DC to work for the Veterans Affairs Administration during WW II. She came back to Massena and married Emmett Pratt at St. Mary’s Church in November 1948. They lived and raised seven kids in Massena. She is survived by children Janice Crowe, Robert (Julie) Pratt, Nancy (Bill) Griffes and Michael and Eva Pratt, 10 grandchildren, and three gre