The Mason family is saddened to announce that Irene Petrus Mason has died. She passed peacefully on Jan. 30, 2025, at the age of 94.
Dearly beloved wife of deceased Vincent F. Mason Sr., mother of Augustin J. Mason, Malcolm F. Mason Sr. and Mary L. Mason. Loved by daughter-in-law Donna Mason; grandsons Malcolm Mason Jr. and Kareem Phipps; granddaughter Michaela Mason; great-grandchildren Marquise M. Mason, Myles M. Mitchell, Miciah M. Mason, Melahn A. Registe, and Messiah Mason. Godchildren James Egon Weeks, Bernadette Walker Carrion, Raymond Armstrong, and Augustin Henderson Jr.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Hosanna Balfour-Gittens and Alexander Petrus Sr; as well as siblings Julia Pankey, Antoinette Petrus, Rosamond Gittens, Ena Oliver, Ina Petrus, Leonile Rodgers, John, Edwin, Alexander and Melvin; sisters-in-law, Ara Petrus, Eulalie Petrus; and brothers-in-law Roy Oliver.
Irene is survived by her brother-in-law, Walter Pankey; nephews, Frederick Pankey (Kim), Dr. Mark Oliver, Kevin Oliver, Melvin and Jeffrey (Jeep) Petrus, Marvin Clarke, Izorrie Petrus, Edwin and Hans Petrus, Patrick and Reginald Chappelle, Roy Rodgers, Leonard Rodgers, James Rodgers, Charles (Chilly) Petrus Sr, and Sosthenes Petrus; nieces, Dr. Denise Bennerson, Iyieachia (Tish) Petrus-Byron, Carolyn Chappelle, Sandra Petrus-Campbell, Barbara Petrus-Ottley, Yvette Marie Petrus -Reid, Patricia Grosse Vogel, Doreen Rodgers, Lenore Rodgers, as well as a host of other nieces and nephews.
Irene also leaves to mourn many relatives and close friends Anastacia Doward, Gerald Doward, the Balfour family, McIntosh family, Dolores McBean (Charles McBean Sr., deceased), Janet Mason, Norma (Clifton) Gumbs, Evelyn (Vincent F. Mason Jr. deceased) Mason, Bodil Mason-Simmonds, Denise Mason, Mario Mason Sr., Augustin Mason Jr., Dale Mason, Vivian Mason, Ina Benjamin Gill, Eric Benjamin Jr, Janice Hewitt Schrader, Inez Walker, Melvin (Cool) Christian, Raphael and Manuel Parilla and Ana Santiago, the families Abramson, Adams, Arnold, Bailey, Benjamin, Byron, Carrington, Carter, Christian, Davis, Doward, Garcia, Gittens, Henderson, Hewitt, Isaac, Jackson, Llanos, Lugo, Lynch, Mason, Nesbitt, Pankey, Pedro, Pemberton, Peterson, Rodgers, Ross, Richards, Schrader, Thomas, Walcott, Walker, Williams, Weeks, St. Patrick’s family and many Whim neighbors and Baltimore, Maryland friends. Caregivers: Monica Mitchel, Karen Redhead, Sylvia Forbes, Charmaine Williams, and Janie Ahmed. As well as other relatives and friends too many to mention.
Funeral Services are scheduled to be on March 6 with viewing at 9:30 am and service at 10:30 am at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Frederiksted. Interment will follow at the Frederiksted Cemetery.
