Irene C. Pereira

Irene C. Pereira, of St. Augustine, Florida, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on September 17, 2025, at the age of 86. She was born in Carlsbad, New Mexico, on September 7, 1939, to Cecil and Evelyn Bindel. She graduated from Metropolitan State College at Auraria Campus, Denver, Colorado, and had a successful career as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Denver, Colorado, and Palo Alto, California. She retired with her husband Willie in Kona, Hawaii. Irene was a loving, caring, spirited, bold, outgoing, and very generous woman with a deep love for Jesus and her Christian faith. She was very passionate in her support of Israel. She loved painting, reading her Bible, and participating in Bible studies. She greatly enjoyed cultural festivals, art, and history. She was a strong prayer warrior for all her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilfred Pereira. She is survived by her children Lizabeth Hurst (Jimmy), Richard Lozano (Lynn), Philip Lozano (Shellie), and Rosemary Jefferson; her grandchildren Irene Morris, Colleen Hogan, James Hogan (Nicole), CeCe Hart (Quinton), Karli Edwards (Josh), Juliana Lozano, Aimee Muira (Seiya), Holly Farjadi (Nino), Christopher Lozano, Natalie Tobin (Matt), Jay Lozano, Allison Page (Jon), Brady Wildeman (Emily), Bailey Wildeman (Trina), and Jefohn Jefferson; great grandchildren Ethan Morris, Christian Morris, Isabelle Morris, River Hogan, Sage Hart, Juniper Hart, Jake Edwards, Cyrus Farjadi, and Azita Farjadi; siblings Priscilla Andrus, David Bindel, Tony Bindel, Stephen Bindel, Ted Bindel, Monica Cassen, Susanne Bindel, Delores Bindel. Irene requested that there not be a funeral service as she wanted an immediate burial with her husband, Wilfred Pereira, in Kona, Hawaii, where they had retired for 20 years. The family will send a Zoom link for her Celebration of Life on October 12, 2025. You may find more information about the Celebration of Life on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/share/16Hc6szGSE/?mibextid=wwXIfr In lieu of flowers, please make Bible donations to Gideon International: gideons.org, or One For Israel: www.oneforisrael.org, in Irene’s name. Those desiring may leave messages of sympathy and encouragement by going to her tribute page at: https://www.stjohnsfamilyfuneralhome.com/obituaries/irene-pereira/#!/TributeWall. St. Johns Family Funeral Home of St. Augustine, FL, is in charge of arrangements.

Irene C. Pereira

September 7, 1939 - September 17, 2025