Irene A. DEFOSSE

WORCESTER— Irene A. (DeFosse) Guthrie, 102, formerly of 101 Chadwick St., passed away Nov. 23, 2005 at the Life Care Center of Auburn. Her husband, Elwin A. Guthrie, died in 1978. She is survived by a daughter, Sally I. Guthrie of New York City; a son, Elwin A. Guthrie Jr. and his wife Eileen of Walpole, Maine; four grandchildren, Thomas A. Guthrie of St. Croix, USVI; Susan Shareshian of Chapel Hill, N.C.; John M. Guthrie of Lebanon, N.J. and Jill Watts of Leesburg, Va.; five great-grandchildren, Katherine, Kelly and Jack E. Shareshian and Molly M. and Charles G. Watts. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews. Her brother, John DeFosse, and her sisters, Iola Tessier, Mercedes Buckley, Goldie Peterson and Estelle R. Harvey, predeceased her. Mrs. Guthrie was born in Worcester, daughter of Napoleon Joseph and Eliza (Tougas) DeFosse and lived in Worcester all her life. She graduated from Commerce High School and worked 30 years for Western Union, retiring in 1964. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Church and the New England Wood Carvers Assn. She brought a lot of pleasure to her friends with her carvings of birds and animals. Calling hours at the Athy Memorial Home, 111 Lancaster St., Worcester will be Saturday, Nov. 26, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. followed by a funeral Mass at 11:30 a.m. in Immaculate Conception Church, 353 Grove St., Worcester. Burial will be in Notre Dame Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of one’s choice.