Irene BRAGANCA

GIGUERE, IRENE (BRAGANCA), 77, died Friday, September 9, 2005 at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center, Providence. She was the wife of Albert D. Giguere. They would have celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary in November. Born in Pawtucket, a lifelong resident of the city, she was a daughter of the late Antonio and Mary (Tavares) Braganca. Irene had worked at Texas Instruments, Attleboro for 15 years until retiring in 1990.Besides her husband she leaves five children, Joanne Viveiros and Joyce Thomson both of Pawtucket, Jeanne Machado and Theodore Giguere both of East Providence, and Lisa Garber of Pawtucket; one brother, Joseph Braganca of Pawtucket; 12 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.The funeral will be held Monday at 9 a.m. from the WILLIAM W. TRIPP Funeral Home, 1008 Newport Ave., Pawtucket, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Teresa Church, 358 Newport Ave. Burial will follow at Mt. St. Mary Cemetery. VISITATION Sunday 4-8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to either Home & Hospice Care of RI, 169 George St., Pawtucket, RI 02860 or the American Cancer Society, 222 Richmond St., Providence, RI 02903.Published in The Providence Journal on 9/10/2005.