Irene Virginia O'Connell was born 16 March 1926 in Millington, Tuscola, Michigan, USA to Verl William Howe (1902-1953) and Grace Blanche Riley and died 10 November 1990 Hibbing, St Louis, Minnesota, USA of unspecified causes. She married Conrad Michael O'Connell (1917-1994) 22 June 1942 in Farmington, Oakland, Michigan, United States.
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Irene Virginia Howe (1926-1990) | 16 March 1926 Millington, Tuscola, Michigan, USA | 10 November 1990 Hibbing, St Louis, Minnesota, USA | Conrad Michael O'Connell (1917-1994) |
| Ila Mae Howe (c1928-) | |||
| Betty Colleen Howe (c1931-) | |||
| Gordon Henry Howe (1932-1988) | |||
| Ada Mable Howe (c1938-) | |||
| Verl William Howe (c1940-) | |||
| Constance Joan Grace Howe (aft1940-) | |||