Irene Elaine Sirois

SOUTH PORTLAND & VAN BUREN -- Irene (Cyr) Sirois, 93, died peacefully Aug. 25, 2009, at South Portland Nursing Home. She was born in Caribou, Feb. 8, 1916, the daughter of John G. and Josephine (Lavoie). She and her husband Albert Sirois lived their entire married lives in Van Buren where they worked and raised their family. Irene graduated from Caribou High School, was a communicant at St. Bruno - St. Remi Catholic Church. She was a former member of the Evangeline Circle, Daughters of Isabella and the Van Buren Lioness Club. Irene is survived by two daughters, Sandra Castonguay of Old Orchard Beach, Barbara Levine and her husband Stephen of Framingham, Mass., her son, Gary Sirois and his wife Debbie of Yarmouth; one half brother, John Cyr of Van Buren; Blanche Leggie of Massachusetts; and Lorina Norton of Oregon; and six grandchildren, Mark Castonguay of Topsham, Lisa Casper and her husband Jim of Windham, Nicole Jones and her husband Brian of Framingham, Mass., Hali Fortin and her husband Matthew of South Portland, and Krista and Elise Sirois of Yarmouth. She also leaves five beautiful great-grandchildren, Todd and Sara Casper, Makenzie and Addison Jones, and Abram Fortin. She was predeceased by her husband, Albert L. Sirois; four brothers, Leo, Louis, Silvio and Lawrence, two sisters, Laurette Martin and Alma Pelletier; and one half brother, Ferdinand Cyr. A funeral service to be held in Van Buren will be announced at later date. Arrangements are a service of Ouellette-Thibault Funeral Home, 118 High St., Van Buren. To leave on-line condolences, please visit www.ouellettefuneralhome.com. Irene C. Sirois

Published in Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram on Sep. 2, 2009.