Irene Leona (Legere) Murphy 1919 - 2007 SACKVILLE, NB - On August 27, 2007 at the Drew Nursing Home, Sackville, NB, our beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Irene Leona (Legere) Murphy passed from this life at 87 years to go to her eternal rest. She died fighting cancer and this was one battle that her resilience and determination could not win. She was born in Port Elgin on November 27, 1919, the daughter of the late Cyrille and Celenie Legere and was the last living member of her immediate family. She is survived by her four children. Sons, Ronald (Margot) of Midland, Ont., Kenneth (Carol), Moncton, Terrence (Anne), Port Elgin; and daughter, Norma (John) Aubin, Quispamsis, NB; ten grandchildren, Kevin (Irina), Saint John, NB, Jonathon, Riverview, NB, Dale (Leslie) Murphy and Timothy Murphy, both of Toronto, Karen (Al) MacLeod, Rothesay, NB, Kathy (Dean) Martin, Hampton, NB, Tracy (Lawrence) Hennessey, Carleton Place, Ont., Terri (Christian) Boudreau Fredericton, NB, Trevor Murphy, Ottawa and Heather (Paul) Tingley, Port Elgin; three great-grandchildren, Madison Tingley, Port Elgin, Gregory and Jessica Murphy, Toronto. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Aloysius in 1996; brother, Rudolph in 1995; and a sister, Marie (at birth) in 1922; half brothers, Emile (Marcelline) Robichaud, Leonard (Daphne) Robichaud and half sisters, Marion (Aurele) Leblanc, Annie (Johnnie) Murphy and Doris (Blair) Baker. She will be sadly missed by her dearest friend, Elizabeth Sears, whom she had known since their years at "the school on the hill". Irene treasured all those years of friendship (eight decades) and the hundreds of phone calls which took place right to the end of her life. She will also be missed by wonderful neighbour, Donald Landry, who frequently visited and assisted her in the later years at home. Irene was a lifelong parishioner of St. Clements Parish in Port Elgin and she faithfully and generously supported her church even past the point where she could no longer attend Mass. She became Port Elgin's first librarian when the Port Elgin Public Library was inaugurated and served the people of Port Elgin as the Village Clerk for several years. Her remains have been entrusted to Jones Funeral Home, 3 West Main St, Port Elgin (538-2241). Visitation will take place at the Funeral Home on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Clement's Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, August 30, 2007 at 11 am, Father Allison Carroll officiating Burial will follow in St Clements Parish Cemetery. Memorial donations to St Clements Church, or the charity of choice, would be appreciated by the family. www.jonesfuneralhome.ca