Irene L. HOUDE

ELIOT, Maine — Irene L. Ouellette, 91, of Houde Road, Eliot, Maine, formerly of Dover, N.H., died Tuesday, June 15, 2005.She was born March 23, 1914, in Dover, the daughter of Cesaire and Cordelia (Croteau) Houde. She resided in Dover most of her life, moving to Eliot in 1978, to enjoy retirement on the Piscataqua River.She loved to travel with her husband, she was a devoted mother and loving grandmother. She enjoyed working outdoors, doing handcrafts and sewing. She loved watching her grandchildren play sports and hearing about their adventures.She worked at the Portsmouth Shipyard during World War II, the American Cleaners and later for the Weiss and Lawrence shoe shop. She was a stay at home mom for many years and took an active part in her children's lives. She was a lifelong communicant of St. Charles Church. She will be sadly missed by those who knew and loved her.The widow of the late Jean M. Ouellette, who died in 1983, she is survived by her son, Ronald Ouellette and his wife, Marsha, of Eliot; two daughters, Linda and her husband, Ken Bernier, of Dover, Rita and her husband, Mike Gillan, of Libby, Mont.; six grandchildren, Jeff Ouellette of Lebanon, Maine, Jennifer Ouellette of San Diego, Calif., Katie Crowell of Portsmouth, N.H., Brian Crowell, also of Portsmouth, Bonnie and Jodi Gillan of Libby; her brother, Robert Houde of Eliot; many nieces and nephews; five stepgrandchildren and one stepgreat-grandchild.She was predeceased by four brothers, Alfred, Isidore, Raymond and Armand; six sisters, Yvonne (Mrs. Babe Turgeon), Grace (Mrs. Joe Therrien), Rita (Mrs. Fred Michaud), Edna (Garneau), Delia (Mrs. Frank Courteau), Beatrice (Mrs. Andy Turgeon).Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday, June 18 at Wiggin-Purdy-McCooey-Dion Funeral Home, 655 Central Ave., Dover. A funeral service will be held at St. Charles Church in Dover on Saturday, June 18 at 10 a.m.Burial will be at St. Charles Cemetery with family members receiving friends and family after the service for a memorial reception.In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in her memory to St. Charles Church, Dover, N.H. or the Wentworth-Douglass Hospital and Health Foundation, 789 Central Ave., Dover.To sign the online guestbook visit www.Purdyfuneralservice.com