Irene M. Leclerc

Irene M. Leclerc, 91, passed away at Greenwood Nursing Home in Sanford, ME on Monday, July 22, 2019.Irene was born on February 25, 1928 to Clara and Wilfrid Roux in Dover, NH. She graduated from Dover High School in 1946 and started working at the local phone company as an operator. She met and married Donald Bolger in 1955 and they moved to the Sanford area, where they raised 5 children. Irene eventually went to work at Gene's Bakery where she worked for 15 years as a cake decorator, a job she truly loved. During this time she decorated many wedding cakes along with the Bi-Centennial cake for the town of Sanford.Irene married Leo Leclerc in 1992. They resided in Shapleigh and spent many fun winters in Hudson, FL.Her favorite activities included Japanese Bunka embroidery, baking, bingo, and relaxing at the beach. She especially loved spending time with her family.In 2016, while a resident at Atria in Kennebunk, she was recognized by the International Council of Active Aging for her completion of the Presidential Active Life Style Awards Fitness Program.Surviving are four children; Lynne McDougal, Bruce Bolger, Gayle Ballou, and Laurie Sirois; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a sister, Elaine Langlois; a step daughter, Janice DeRose and a step son, Jeffery Bolger. She is predeceased by her loving husband, Leo; her son, James Bolger; step son Jeffery Leclerc and her brothers Roland and David Roux. Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 29th at 11:00 AM at the Carll-Heald & Black Funeral Home, 580 Main Street, Springvale, Maine with interment following at the Southern Maine Veterans Cemetery. Immediately following services, friends and family are invited to a celebration of life at the Town Club in Sanford located on 4 Washington Street on the 4th floor. Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider memorial donations to the American Heart Association at the following address: American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, PO Box 417005, Boston, MA, 02241-7005Arrangements are under the direction of Black Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, Sanford-Springvale.To leave a message of condolence for the family please click on the condolences tab to the left.