Irene Rena Albert

ALBERT, Irene Rena (Duprey) Irene Rena (Duprey) Albert, 91, of Rindge, NH died peacefully with her daughters by her side on Wednesday, (December 26, 2007) at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Hanover, NH after a brief illness. She was the devoted wife of the late David J. Albert. She died on the 69th anniversary of their wedding day. She was born on Ashland, ME on November 9, 1916. She was the loving daughter of the late Alex and Agnes (Devoe) Duprey. She was one of their 20 children. Irene moved to Hartford, in 1935 and lived in Manchester and Vernon for many years. She and her husband and family and friends spent many happy days at their summer home on Ashford Lake Ashford. For the last two years she has resided with her daughter in Rindge, NH. Irene was a loving person devoted to the care of her family. She loved to sew and knit, crochet and cook for her family. She was also a member of St. Bridget Church for 40 years and St. Bernards in Vernon for many years. She is survived by her sons, Bob Albert of Laguna Beach, CA, Peter Albert and his wife Ellen of Fort Myers, FL; daughters, Carol Auner and her husband Guy of Willimantic, Donna Peragallo and her husband Tom of Rindge, NH; her sisters, Loretta Loubier of East Windsor, Theresa Bannon of Glastonbury; and her brother, Lawrence Duprey of Sunbury, NC. She is also survived by 13 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; her former daughter-in-law, Linda Albert, and many nieces and nephews. Besides her husband and parents, she was predeceased by her son, Gerald Albert; her loving daughter-in-law, Kristine (Hutchinson) Albert; her granddaughter, Debra Boucher; her brothers, Walter, Andrew, Dana, and Adelard Duprey, two infant brothers; her sisters, Victoria Laferriere, Rose Duprey, Rose Cloukey, Mabel Godin, Gertrude Sevigney, Claire Belanger, Rita Martin, Margaret Lynch, and Marion Stewart. Irene's family and friends will celebrate her life at a funeral service on Saturday, January 5, at 9:15 a.m. from the John F. Tierney Funeral Home. 219 West Center St., Manchester with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at St. Bridget Church, 80 Main St., Manchester. Irene will then be laid to rest next to her husband of 64 years at St. Bridget Cemetery. Family and friends may call at the funeral home on Friday evening from 6-8 p.m.