Irene M. Proulx

Irene M. Proulx, 83 of Manchester died November 12, 2024 at Community Hospice House in Merrimack, after a period of declining health, surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Manchester on March 7, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Myra (Langlois) Boucher. She was a graduate of Central High School, earned her nursing degree from Notre Dame School of Nursing, and her Masters degree in public health from Springfield College. Irene worked as a nurse for Notre Dame Hospital, now CMC, for the majority of her career. She later worked as a nurse with the Manchester School System and as refugee coordinator for the City of Manchester Public Health Department before retiring in 1999. She was a lifelong resident of the Queen City.

Irene loved traveling and cruising with her husband Richard. She also enjoyed time spent kayaking with her sister Claudette. You could often find Irene riding her trike, line dancing at the Cashin Senior Center or enjoying breakfast or lunch with The Nightingales, a community of retired nurses of CMC. Time spent with family was what meant the most to Irene, especially with her children and grandchildren, and her fur baby, Mindy. Above all else, she will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt and friend.

Irene was predeceased by her beloved husband of 50 years, Richard T. Proulx, in 2011.

Surviving family members include 3 daughters, Debbie A. Denoncourt and husband John of Amherst, Donna M. Proulx of Manchester and Denise R. Decker and husband Keith of Manchester; three grandchildren, Kayla Lord, Nathan Denoncourt and Kelsey Decker; two great grandchildren, Willow and Ronan Lord; two sisters, Elaine Hannam of Jefferson, MA and Claudette Blanchette of Belmont; one brother, Robert Boucher of Jacksonville, AK; and many nieces and nephews. She was also predeceased by both parents.

SERVICES: Calling hours are from 4pm to 7pm on Sunday at Lambert Funeral Home & Crematory, 1799 Elm St., corner of North St., Manchester, NH 03104. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10am on Monday at St. Elizabeth Seton Church, 190 Meetinghouse Rd., Bedford, NH 03110. Committal prayers to follow in the mausoleum at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, 474 Goffstown Rd., Manchester, NH 03102.