Irene L. Onofrio, 97, of Gorham, NH passed away on Saturday April 19, 2014 at the Coos County Nursing Hospital in West Stewartstown, NH. She was born in Albany, ME on August 29, 1916 the daughter of the late Carleton F. and Sarah (Emery) Saunders and lived in Bethel, ME. She resided most of her life in Milan, NH and moved to Gorham in 2002. Irene had been employed by Granite State Rubber Company, did home health care for several people, worked at the Spaulding Inn for 12 years and worked for Mac Whitcomb as a companion. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Berlin.
Family includes her daughters Christina Corcoran of Berlin, NH, Antema Clyne of Ludow, MA, Amelia Tilton of Groveton, NH and Jone Thurston of Wells, ME; son Kenneth Onofrio of Jefferson, NH; 15 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her son John Onofrio, 4 brothers and a sister.
A Memorial Service will be held at the Bryant Funeral Home, 180 Hillside Avenue, Berlin, on Friday May 16, 2014 at 10 AM. Interment will follow in the Hillcrest Cemetery in Milan. There will be no calling hours.