Rio Janerio Jensen Irvine, of Troy, passed away 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 28, 2013 at the residence of her daughter, Mia, surrounded by loving family. She was born May 12, 1944 in Valley City, N. D. to the late Earl and Lois (Hanson) Jenson.

Rio is survived by two daughters and son-in-law,  Gina Genari Benge of Dayton, Mia and Steve Stoltz of Troy; one son, Travis Irvine of Dayton; her step-father, Maynard Bjerke of Kent, MN; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Hope and Jerry Schmidt of Sidney, Lynn and Arnold Woodbury of Wyndnere, ND, Cathy and Jeff Johnson of Jamestown, ND; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Bill and Sandy Bjerke of Leonard, ND, Mick and Denise Bjerke of Troy; seven grandchildren, Michael, Emily, Ashlin, Cheyenne, Colin, Cameron, and Caden; and fifteen nieces and nephews . She was preceded in death by her sister, Faith Scamahorn.

Rio enjoyed making dolls, collecting toys, photography, and playing games with her grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held in her memory 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at Fisher-Cheney Funeral Home, Troy. Visitation will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. one hour prior to the service Tuesday at the funeral home.