Irene Packer

Irene served in many places and in various capacities in the Society. She worked in the kitchens and laundries and parlors at Manhattanville, Noroton, and Newton. The ministry she loved the most was working in the library at the Red Cloud Indian School at Pine Ridge, South Dakota. She spent eight years at the school. Irene earned a B.A. in Elementary Education from Maryville. She also spent some time in Seattle, Washington, attending the Institute for Theological Studies at Seattle University, where she completed the course, Scripture and Leadership Training (SALT).