Irene B. Taubmann

January 19, 1932 - April 26, 2022

Irene Brigitte (Hildebrandt) Taubmann, 90, of Lake Bluff, IL died at home on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. Irene was born January 19, 1932 in Leipzig, Germany the daughter of Kurt and Maria Hildebrandt. She apprenticed at a young age in Munich, Germany to become a skilled Passementerie, the art of hand making, weaving and braiding elaborate tassels often used in castles and mansions. Irene moved to Lake Forest IL in 1952 and married her husband Kurt on June 26th and raised her family in Lake Bluff. They travelled extensively with their daughters and visited family in Germany whenever they could. She is survived by her daughters Diana (Howard) Nardick , Karen (Bert) Johnson, her cherished grandchildren Krystina (Dane) Anderson, Danielle (Drew) Imig, Alexander and Rory Johnson and her great grandchildren Audrey Anderson and Iris Imig. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband Kurt Maximillian Taubmann. Irene worked for over 30 years as a seamstress for Boutin Cleaners in Lake Forest. She loved to spend time with her grandchildren, read and to knit; donating hundreds of baby blankets to single mother charities over the years. She excelled at baking elaborate German tortes and will especially be remembered for her Black Forest torte, Dobos torte, and Hazelnut tortes with cherished baking lessons and recipes passed on to her daughters. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her. She requested that there be no memorial service.