Irene Robert

ADAMS -- Irene Robert, 88, formerly of the Barrett House, 17 Pleasant St., died Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007, at Hillcreast Commons in Pittsfield.

Born in St. Leon de Val-Racine, Quebec, Canada, on Dec. 17, 1918, daughter of Fortunat and Rose Paradis Gagne, she attended schools there and emigrated to North Adams as a teenager.

Mrs. Robert was employed by Greylock Greenhouses for many years. Before that, she worked briefly for Greylock Mills Co. in North Adams. Her last place of employment was the former Jarisch Box Co. in North Adams.

She was a communicant of the Parish of Notre Dame-St. Thomas and a member of the Ladies of St. Anne.

Her husband, Lionel J. Robert, whom she married Sept. 28, 1940, died June 25, 1985.

She leaves two sons, Andre Robert of Dalton and Leonard Robert of Pittsfield; two daughters, Jeannette Twardowski of Adams and Sister Yvette Robert C. S. C. of Manchester, N.H.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

FUNERAL NOTICE -- The funeral for Irene Robert, who died Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007, will be Tuesday at 9 a.m. at TROTTIER-PRINGLE FUNERAL HOME, 6 Summer St., Adams, with a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at Notre Dame Church celebrated by the Rev. Daniel J. Boyle, pastor of the Catholic Community of Adams. Burial will follow in Bellevue Cemetery in Adams. Calling hours will be Monday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or HospiceCare in the Berkshires through the funeral home. She leaves five grandchildren, Lynn Field of Adams, Susan Condron of New Lebanon, N.Y., Christopher Robert of Wayland, Cynthia Pupo of King of Prussia, Pa., and Jessica Robert of Washington, D.C.; two great-grandchildren, Sophia Condron and Ryan Pupo; two daughters-in-law, Bonnie (Andrew) and Laurie Robert; a son-in-law, Charles Twardowski; and nieces, nephews, great-nieces and -nephews, and great-great-nieces and -great-nephews. The last of 17 children, she enjoyed walking and spending time with her family.