Laconia-----Irene L. Wiggin, 81, formerly a longtime resident of Laconia and Englewood, Florida passed away surrounded by her family at Goldenview Healthcare Center, Meredith, N.H. on Friday, April 29, 2011.
Irene was born September 8, 1929 in Laconia, the daughter of Gideon and Rose A. (Champagne) Roy.
Irene returned to the Lakes Region after many years of living with her beloved husband of 57 years, the late Robert R. Wiggin in Englewood, Florida. After Robert passed away on April 19, 2008, Irene lived with her oldest daughter, Cynthia (Wiggin) Hirneisen for years in Florida and in Washington Boro, Penn. Irene has joined her husband, our father, in the LOVE of CHRIST in GOD’S everlasting ETERNAL LIFE.
Survivors include daughters, Cindy (Wiggin) Hirneisen, and her husband, Brad, Susan (Wiggin) Gilman and her husband, Robert; Donna (Wiggin) Ford and her husband, Dwain, and Gail (Wiggin) Milliken and her husband, Richard; a son, Dennis R. Wiggin and Jesse Bryl; grandchildren, James Binette, Corey Wiggin, Christopher Wiggin, Tanya Maynard and her husband, David, Daniel E. Ford II, Marine Douglas R. Ford, and his wife, Linda, Nicholas Milliken and Dustin Milliken; great grandchildren: Makenna Maynard, Estella Maynard and Alisyn Ford; a sister, Anita Brazeau and her three daughters, Vicki, Marlene & Deborah and extended family, Donald Binette, Ruth Frank and Jonelle Waterman Diana Harper, Lois Wiggin and her two daughters Dori Wiggin and husband Peter, Nancy Stephens and husband Mark .
Irene had spent her remaining days at the Golden View Health Care Facility in Meredith was cared for by their wonderful nursing staff and was complimented towards the end with the very loving, personal 24/7 care of Hospice.
There will be no calling hours.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for friends and family at St. Andre Bessette Parish-St. Joseph Church, 30 Church Street, Laconia on Thursday, May 5, 2011 at 4:00PM.
Private family burial will be at a later date at the family lot in Union Cemetery, Academy Street, Laconia, N.H.
Her family will host a celebration of her life for family and close relatives at the Top of the Town Restaurant, Belmont immediately following the Mass.
For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to Community Health & Hospice, Inc., 780 North Main Street, Laconia, N. H. 03246.
May God join our Mom & Dad with LOVE for ETERNITY. Those of WIGGIN Connection with LOVE.
The funeral arrangements are being done by Friends of the Family at Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N. H. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.