Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Irene Plotner Kern

 Irene (Plotner) Kern

Brighton, Colo. - Irene (Plotner) Kern, 79, longtime former resident of Ogden, died in Brighton, Colo., on Wednesday morning (Oct. 14, 2026) after a sudden illness.

She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Tom Kern, in Brighton, where they have lived the past 19 years near their children and grandchildren. She is also survived by her children, Melissa Hart (Jeff Green) and Kevin Kern (Leah Rech); three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a sister, Nancy (Ray) Sanden of Savoy.

She was preceded in death by her parents, an infant twin sister, three brothers and a stepgranddaughter.

A celebration of life for Irene will be held in central Illinois sometime in spring 2027; details will be announced later. Family and friends will gather Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. (Mountain Time) at the Alli Event Center, Brighton, to remember her.

The family asks that memorials in Irene's name be made to the Alzheimer's Association (donorservicers.alz.org) or the American Heart Association (heart.org).

Published by The News-Gazette from Oct. 17 to Oct. 21, 2026.

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