Irene Carolyn Cross

Irene Carolyn Cross, a resident of Splendora, Texas, passed away Thursday, February 28, 2013. She was born and grew up in St. Louis Missouri, and would have been 92 on March 26. She was a beautician and had her own business until she retired. She then moved to Texas to be near her children and grandchildren. She was a social person and had many friends here in Texas. She loved crafts, playing bingo, cards and dominoes. Family gatherings were always made tastier because she loved to cook and enjoyed trying new dishes. She was a member of St. John of the Cross Catholic Church in New Caney, Texas. Mrs. Cross lived life with a heart full of love, she was a kind and giving person and deeply devoted to her family. She was dearly loved by her family and friends and will be greatly missed. She is preceded in death by her loving husband Milton Cross; parents Joseph and Carolyn Santonge; her daughter Valerie Borg; son Harold Meyer; grandchild Michael Borg III; and two sisters Dorthea Boeger and Anna Marie Tuft. Survivors include her daughter LaDonna Weiser; grandchildren Nick Helfrich, Keith Helfrich, Marla Morgan, Michelle Borg, Vickie Schroeder, Alton Weiser, Frankie Meyer, Eddy Meyer, Andrew Radwanski, Tracie Radwanski, Jeannie Decker, Jill Smiley; great-grandchildren Nicholas Helfrich, Chanda Axton Haley Morgan, Lance Morgan, Zak Borg, Stormy Borg, Nolan Wahls, Jacy Oliveris, Talon Dillard, and Tristan Dillard; daughter-in-law Regina Meyer; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and other cherished family members and faithful friends throughout the years. Visitation will be held Sunday, March 03, 2013, 5:00-9:00 p.m. at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home, Cleveland, Texas. Father Hai will preside over funeral services being held Monday, March 04, 2013 at St. John of the Cross Catholic Church, New Caney, Texas; with interment following at Splendora City Cemetery, Splendora, Texas. Pallbearers include Nick Helfrich, Keith Helfrich, Zak Borg, Lance Morgan, Allen Camp, and Gary Axton.