Anna Irene Haddorff was born to Carl and Clara (Johnson) Haddorff in Irene, SD on March 11, 1920. The family lived on various farms and settled in Wessington Spring, SD. Irene graduated from Wessington Springs High School in 1938. She married Vernon Amick on June 11, 1939 in Wessington Springs and they moved to a farm near Letcher in 1941 where she and Vernon farmed and raised their family. She was a member of the Letcher Community Church, Women's Fellowship, The Civic Study Club and Birthday Club. She was also a member of the Sweet Adelines for many years. Vernon passed away in 1988 and Irene continued to live in the home they had built near Letcher. She moved to Mitchell in 2009 and then resided at the Prairie View Healthcare Community in Woonsocket.

She is survived by her daughter Audrea (Mark) Klassen, Wayne, NE, sons David Amick, Blaine, MN, Dennis (Lynette) Amick, Wessington Springs, Chuck (Jane) Amick, Perry (Carol) Amick and Clay (Carla) Amick all of Letcher; 23 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Vernon; daughter Wanda Wilhelms; son Bruce; brothers Leonard, Richard and Wendell Haddorff; sisters Gladys Merriman and Ruth Shoff; granddaughter Darci Amick; great granddaughter Olivia Crymble and great-grandson John McClure.

Irene enjoyed life to the fullest, with a song, poem and a smile always ready to share. She loved her family and the life she and Vernon had built. Even in her last days she was singing and reciting poetry to her visitors.