FRANKENMTUH, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Irene Bronner, the matriarch of Bronner’s CHRISTmas Wonderland in Frankenmuth, died on Sunday at the age of 95.

Irene and her husband, Wally Bronner, started the world’s largest Christmas store in 1951.

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According to her obituary, Irene Bronner also worked as a teacher at Frankenmuth Public Schools and in Buena Vista. Over the years at Bronner’s, she wore many hats, including serving on the store’s board of directors. She was also greatly involved with the Wallace and Irene Bronner and Family Charitable Foundation. She was a member of St. Lorenz Lutheran Church in Frankenmuth.

Irene is survived by four children, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Funeral services will take place on Saturday, October 22 at 11 a.m. at St. Lorenz Lutheran Church.