Passed peacefully away after a short illness with family by her side at James Paton Memorial Hospital, Gander, NL on Friday, May 4, 2018.
Predeceased by husband Nathan, parents John & Mildred Skiffington; brothers, Eugene, Alonzo, Edwin, Allister and Maxwell; brothers-in-law & wives – Ruben (Millicent), Hubert (Jane), Joe Carroll, Lester (Anna), Llewelyn (Nellie), Herbert, Henry (Maud). Irene is survived by sisters-in-law, Mary Skiffington, Flossie Skiffington, Norma Skiffington, Winnie Skiffington, Olive Perry, Mary Carroll and Grace Feltham; step-brother Lonnie Blackwood. She also leaves behind many nephews and nieces, great nephews and nieces of which she cared so deeply about. Resting at Orams Funeral Home, Glovertown. Visitation will be Sunday, May 6th 2:00 – 4:00 and 7:00 – 9:00. Funeral Service is at Faith United Church, Glovertown @ 2:00 pm on Monday May 7th. Flowers are greatly accepted in her memory.

"Those we hold closest to our hearts never truly leave us. They live on in the kindness they have shared and the love they brought into our lives."