Irene Thresea Ann Healey

Irene Thresea Ann (Soukup) Healey, 95, of Perryton, completed her life journey on Tuesday, February 2, 2021.

A rosary service is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Saturday, February 6, 2021 at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Perryton. The funeral home in Perryton will be open for viewing/visitation on Friday (2/5/21) from 9 a.m.– 9 p.m. and Saturday (2/6/20) from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Arrangements are under the direction of Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Perryton.

A Mass of the Resurrection will be held on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 10 a.m. at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Wilson, KS with Father Tony Kulandaijesu officiating. Burial will follow in Wilson Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday (2/8/21) from 4–8 p.m. with a vigil at 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Arrangements under the direction of Plumer-Overlease Funeral Home in Wilson, KS.

Irene was born on October 15, 1925 to Frank Joseph and Albina Catherine (Tymer) Soukup on the family farm near Wilson, KS. The family worked hard to sustain farm life, and Irene had many stories to tell about her wonderful childhood.

She attended Pleasant Valley country school. In the summers, she would help other farm families with cooking and caring for children, especially during harvest season. Her father, Frank, not only farmed, but he also played the concertina in a polka band. Weekends were filled with dancing. At one of these dances, Irene met the love of her life, James Patrick Healey. James was also a Wilson native and newly returned from serving in Europe during World War II. On October 28, 1947, Irene and James were married at the Saint Bernard Catholic Church in Ellsworth, KS.

Together they raised three children, Juliana Louise Healey Sursa, James Patrick Healey II, and Timothy Joseph Healey. The family resided in Wilson, KS but in 1958, they moved to Perryton. Perryton remained Irene’s home for the remainder of her life. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, and in her younger days, she was a member of the Alter Society. She also made many pies for church functions. Irene was a loving wife

Irene was a loving wife and mother. She was an excellent cook and homemaker. She loved her beautiful flower gardens, and at each home in which she lived, she always had a cactus garden. Her greatest pride was her family, her children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.

She joins her husband, James, of 58 years; her parents, Frank and Albina; two sisters, Helen Mickulecky and Leona Scantland; along with numerous relatives and friends who are in God’s home.

Surviving Irene are her children, Juliana and Rick Sursa of Tucumcari, NM, James Healey of Spearman, and Timothy and Tina Healey of Topeka, KS. She is survived by nine loving grandchildren; Ronald and Lara Sursa, Summer and Toby Smith, Katherine Sursa, Curtis and Alyssa Sursa, James P. Healey III and Heather, Kimberley and Brian Edwards, and Ashley and Jessie Burkhalter. Irene has 14 great-grandchildren and two lovely former daughters-in-law, Delores Healey and Rhonda Shafer. Irene is also survived by her sister, Edna Buehler of Wilson, Ks and her brother, Victor and Sharen Soukup of Garden City, Ks; along with numerous nieces and nephews.

The family wishes to say a special thank you to Dr. Rick Siewert and the nurses and staff of Hospice of Ochiltree General Hospital in Perryton.

Irene loved flowers, but in lieu of flowers, donations to the Ochiltree Hospice Volunteers, 2309 S. Cedar, Perryton, TX 79070 or St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, Box 1000, Dept 142, Memphis, Tn 38148-0142 would be appreciated.