IRENE MARIE (BRANCHINI) ACOSTA
September 13, 1929 ˜ August 26, 2022
Irene was born in Oakland, California, to Nazzareno Branchini and Josephine Lievore Branchini. Raised in Oakland, Irene graduated from Castlemont High School in 1947.
Irene loved spending time with her family and socializing with her many friends during her life. She was a devoted, loving, and proud mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a meticulous chronicler of her extensive family's history, noting every birth, death, marriage, and achievement. She was always there for a family member or friend, and she gave much without ever asking anything in return. Throughout her life, all who knew and met her liked her and spoke fondly of her, and she was greatly loved by her family.
Irene enjoyed traveling, drinking coffee while she read the newspaper every morning, volunteering at her granddaughters' elementary and middle schools when they were younger, and, especially, cooking. Her spaghetti sauce was one of her two specialties, the recipe for which she learned from her father, an Italian immigrant, who taught her how to cook.
She loved Big Band music, Frank Sinatra, Las Vegas, New York, film and stage musicals, and every dog she met. Game shows and police procedurals were her television favorites and jellybeans were her preferred vice. Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, and Halloween provided annual opportunities to decorate her home, prepare and wrap gifts, and cook wonderful holiday meals.
Irene appeared in the October23, 1950, edition of LIFE Magazine. At page 61, she graces the float sponsored by the Native Sons of the Golden West, entered for the California Centennial Celebration parade.
Irene worked for Union Local 510 of the American Federation of Musicians, for more than 20 years, ultimately becoming the Secretary-Treasurer of the local until she retired. In 1993, she received recognition for her work from the California Women's Economic Action Committee's "Salute to Women of Labor" awards.
Irene was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Gino Branchini; her sister, Norma Carman; and her lifelong best friend, Flora Berenbrok. She is survived by her son, Hon. John V. Acosta, and her daughter-in-law, Lenice Shaw, of Vancouver, Washington; her two granddaughters and their respective husbands; two great-grandchildren, a cousin, and two nieces and a nephew.
A private interment was held at the Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery in Hayward, California.
Published in The Columbian, Vancouver, Washington on September 18, 2022.
September 13, 1929 ˜ August 26, 2022
Irene was born in Oakland, California, to Nazzareno Branchini and Josephine Lievore Branchini. Raised in Oakland, Irene graduated from Castlemont High School in 1947.
Irene loved spending time with her family and socializing with her many friends during her life. She was a devoted, loving, and proud mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a meticulous chronicler of her extensive family's history, noting every birth, death, marriage, and achievement. She was always there for a family member or friend, and she gave much without ever asking anything in return. Throughout her life, all who knew and met her liked her and spoke fondly of her, and she was greatly loved by her family.
Irene enjoyed traveling, drinking coffee while she read the newspaper every morning, volunteering at her granddaughters' elementary and middle schools when they were younger, and, especially, cooking. Her spaghetti sauce was one of her two specialties, the recipe for which she learned from her father, an Italian immigrant, who taught her how to cook.
She loved Big Band music, Frank Sinatra, Las Vegas, New York, film and stage musicals, and every dog she met. Game shows and police procedurals were her television favorites and jellybeans were her preferred vice. Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, and Halloween provided annual opportunities to decorate her home, prepare and wrap gifts, and cook wonderful holiday meals.
Irene appeared in the October23, 1950, edition of LIFE Magazine. At page 61, she graces the float sponsored by the Native Sons of the Golden West, entered for the California Centennial Celebration parade.
Irene worked for Union Local 510 of the American Federation of Musicians, for more than 20 years, ultimately becoming the Secretary-Treasurer of the local until she retired. In 1993, she received recognition for her work from the California Women's Economic Action Committee's "Salute to Women of Labor" awards.
Irene was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Gino Branchini; her sister, Norma Carman; and her lifelong best friend, Flora Berenbrok. She is survived by her son, Hon. John V. Acosta, and her daughter-in-law, Lenice Shaw, of Vancouver, Washington; her two granddaughters and their respective husbands; two great-grandchildren, a cousin, and two nieces and a nephew.
A private interment was held at the Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery in Hayward, California.
Published in The Columbian, Vancouver, Washington on September 18, 2022.
IRENE MARIE (BRANCHINI) ACOSTA
September 13, 1929 ˜ August 26, 2022
Irene was born in Oakland, California, to Nazzareno Branchini and Josephine Lievore Branchini. Raised in Oakland, Irene graduated from Castlemont High School in 1947.
Irene loved spending time with her family and socializing with her many friends during her life. She was a devoted, loving, and proud mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a meticulous chronicler of her extensive family's history, noting every birth, death, marriage, and achievement. She was always there for a family member or friend, and she gave much without ever asking anything in return. Throughout her life, all who knew and met her liked her and spoke fondly of her, and she was greatly loved by her family.
Irene enjoyed traveling, drinking coffee while she read the newspaper every morning, volunteering at her granddaughters' elementary and middle schools when they were younger, and, especially, cooking. Her spaghetti sauce was one of her two specialties, the recipe for which she learned from her father, an Italian immigrant, who taught her how to cook.
She loved Big Band music, Frank Sinatra, Las Vegas, New York, film and stage musicals, and every dog she met. Game shows and police procedurals were her television favorites and jellybeans were her preferred vice. Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, and Halloween provided annual opportunities to decorate her home, prepare and wrap gifts, and cook wonderful holiday meals.
Irene appeared in the October23, 1950, edition of LIFE Magazine. At page 61, she graces the float sponsored by the Native Sons of the Golden West, entered for the California Centennial Celebration parade.
Irene worked for Union Local 510 of the American Federation of Musicians, for more than 20 years, ultimately becoming the Secretary-Treasurer of the local until she retired. In 1993, she received recognition for her work from the California Women's Economic Action Committee's "Salute to Women of Labor" awards.
Irene was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Gino Branchini; her sister, Norma Carman; and her lifelong best friend, Flora Berenbrok. She is survived by her son, Hon. John V. Acosta, and her daughter-in-law, Lenice Shaw, of Vancouver, Washington; her two granddaughters and their respective husbands; two great-grandchildren, a cousin, and two nieces and a nephew.
A private interment was held at the Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery in Hayward, California.
Published in The Columbian, Vancouver, Washington on September 18, 2022.
September 13, 1929 ˜ August 26, 2022
Irene was born in Oakland, California, to Nazzareno Branchini and Josephine Lievore Branchini. Raised in Oakland, Irene graduated from Castlemont High School in 1947.
Irene loved spending time with her family and socializing with her many friends during her life. She was a devoted, loving, and proud mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a meticulous chronicler of her extensive family's history, noting every birth, death, marriage, and achievement. She was always there for a family member or friend, and she gave much without ever asking anything in return. Throughout her life, all who knew and met her liked her and spoke fondly of her, and she was greatly loved by her family.
Irene enjoyed traveling, drinking coffee while she read the newspaper every morning, volunteering at her granddaughters' elementary and middle schools when they were younger, and, especially, cooking. Her spaghetti sauce was one of her two specialties, the recipe for which she learned from her father, an Italian immigrant, who taught her how to cook.
She loved Big Band music, Frank Sinatra, Las Vegas, New York, film and stage musicals, and every dog she met. Game shows and police procedurals were her television favorites and jellybeans were her preferred vice. Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, and Halloween provided annual opportunities to decorate her home, prepare and wrap gifts, and cook wonderful holiday meals.
Irene appeared in the October23, 1950, edition of LIFE Magazine. At page 61, she graces the float sponsored by the Native Sons of the Golden West, entered for the California Centennial Celebration parade.
Irene worked for Union Local 510 of the American Federation of Musicians, for more than 20 years, ultimately becoming the Secretary-Treasurer of the local until she retired. In 1993, she received recognition for her work from the California Women's Economic Action Committee's "Salute to Women of Labor" awards.
Irene was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Gino Branchini; her sister, Norma Carman; and her lifelong best friend, Flora Berenbrok. She is survived by her son, Hon. John V. Acosta, and her daughter-in-law, Lenice Shaw, of Vancouver, Washington; her two granddaughters and their respective husbands; two great-grandchildren, a cousin, and two nieces and a nephew.
A private interment was held at the Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery in Hayward, California.
Published in The Columbian, Vancouver, Washington on September 18, 2022.
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