Irene Wilcox

Irene Wilcox, 99, of Malone, NY passed away on December 1, 2025 at the Alice Hyde Medical Center with her family by her side. A funeral service will be held privately. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Frary Funeral Homes, Malone.

Irene was born June 3, 1926 in Stockholm, NY to the late Lawrence and Marjorie (Russell) Greene. She attended Potsdam Central School and graduated in 1943. Irene later went to the Adirondack Commercial School in Malone. Irene went to work at Trailways Bus Company for a short time until she went to work as the church secretary. After her duration at the church, Irene went to work for Franklin County Probation Department as a secretary where she stayed for 20 years retiring in 1985. On June 24, 1947 she married Paul R. Wilcox at the Centenary Methodist Church and had four children.

She is survived by her children; Gay (Edward) Tatro of Malone, Janalyn (Leonard) Gokey of Chateaugay Lake, Greg (Cheryl) Wilcox of Malone, and Mark (Lynda) Wilcox of Oswego; grandchildren; Craig D. Tatro, Troy Tatro, Renee Robinson, Jennifer Gokey, Jamie Gokey, Julie Gokey, Kristopher Wilcox, Jason Wilcox, Nicole Wilcox, Erin Lohnas, Jeremy Wilcox, and Amy Lee. She was also blessed to have twenty great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren with one more on the way along with many nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her parents, her husband, her brothers Malcolm Greene and Dwight (Dick) Greene, a sister Ruth Spear and a grandson Dillon Gokey.

Irene was an active member of the Centenary United Methodist Church, the United Methodist Women and Malone AmVets Post 8 Ladies Auxiliary. She enjoyed watching golf, being outdoors caring for her flowers and enjoying mother nature. But, most of all she enjoyed her family and her time at camp on Chateaugay Lake.

Donations can be made in her name to Centenary United Methodist Church. Online condolences to the Wilcox family can be made at www.fraryfuneralhome.com.