BANGOR – Irene Weston Wing, beloved daughter of Lottie Foster Weston and Edward P. Weston, was born Jan. 3, 1928, in Gardiner, and died Oct. 15, 2011, at a local hospital.
Irene was one of five children in a home filled with love and music. Irene graduated from Gardiner High School, where she was a cheerleader and secretary and treasurer of her class. After high school she married her childhood sweetheart, Elmer Wing, and they were married 53 years. Many nights they could be found out dancing. Irene had some part-time jobs, but she loved the job of being a mother the most. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and a wonderful friend. Irene loved to sew and made most family members one of her “quilts in a day.” She so enjoyed spending time and playing cards with her sisters and sisters-in-law. Much of her time was spent rooting for the Red Sox and the Patriots. Her life was busy following all the activities of her children and grandchildren, hardly ever missing a recital, concert or sporting event from preschool soccer to college hockey.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Elmer Wing; a brother, Arthur “Bud” Weston; a brother-in-law, Robert Hakala; and a nephew, Arthur “Artie” Weston. Irene is survived by three children: son, David and his wife, Kris, of Greene; daughter, Nancy and her husband, Tom Lever, of Bangor; and son, Dan and his wife, Belinda, of Brewer; three sisters, Dawn Hakala, Shirley Hanley and her husband, Peter, and Bonnie Hayes and her husband, Phil; three sisters-in-law, Alma “Boots” Weston, Connie Wing and Cleda Sencabaugh; one brother-in-law, Rosario Santerre; and seven grandchildren, Joshua and Erin Wing, Scott and Brian Lever, Tim, Ricky and Olivia Wing.
Relatives and friends are welcome to call 5-8 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 19, at Brookings-Smith, Brewer Chapel, 55 South Main St., Brewer. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, at St. Paul the Apostle Parish, St. John Catholic Church, 207 York St., Bangor. The family invites relatives and friends to share conversation and refreshments at St. John Church Hall after the service. Interment will be at Farmingdale Cemetery, Farmingdale, after the reception. Those who wish to remember Irene in a special way may make gifts in her memory to Phillips-Strickland House, 21 Boyd St., Bangor, ME 04401. Condolences to the family may be expressed at
www.BrookingsSmith.com.