Julia Irene Gregor, 86, of Carlisle, died on Sunday, May 8, 2011, at Chapel Pointe Health Center in Carlisle. She was born on September 11, 1924, a daughter of the late William A. and Mary (Youtzey) Martin and was the widow of Albert J. Gregor, who died January 12, 1999 and to whom she was married for 56 years.

Irene was a 1942 graduate of Carlisle High School. She retired from the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission in 1979, having worked in the Audit Department for 20 years. Irene also retired from Cumberland County Courthouse where she worked in the Voter Registration Office. She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Carlisle, Carlisle Chapter of AARP, the Shamrocks, and a charter member of the former Women's Democratic Club of Carlisle, where she was past President, and held various other offices within the club. She was a Democratic committee person in Carlisle's First Ward/First Precinct for 17 years.

She is survived by two daughters, Nancy E. Gregor of Baltimore, MD and Hope L. Gregor of Carlisle, five grandchildren, Marty Frame, Lisa Frame, Stacy Flanagan, Barry Heckard, Jr. and Clint Burkholder and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Mary Gregor, a sister, Joann Lawson and three brothers, Norman and Walter McGinnis and William Martin, Jr.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 14, 2011, at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 85 Marsh Dr., Carlisle, with Rev. William C. Forrey as the celebrant. Burial will be in St. Patrick's New Cemetery, Carlisle. Viewing will be held on Friday from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Ewing Brothers Funeral Home, 630 S. Hanover St., Carlisle and on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until time of the services at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Patrick's School Endowment Fund, 152 E. Pomfret St., Carlisle or to Hospice of Central PA, 98 S. Enola Dr., Enola, PA 17025.

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