Passed away peacefully in her sleep at Lakeridge Health Oshawa.The lord called her home on Sunday August 27, 2017 in her 89th year.Beloved wife of the late Joseph. Mother of Josephine. Babcia of Melissa, Patricia, Amy, and Jesse.Irena will also be dearly missed by her many nieces, nephews, her cousins in Poland; Marianna, Kasia, and Ania. As well as sister Michalina, and her friends Irena and Jerzy, Gosia and Valdi, Grazyna and her husband Jozef, Krystyna, Ludmila, and Czeslaw.Special thanks to Danusia.Irena had a passion for gardening, cooking, and sewing, and she was devoted to St. Hedwig's Church and belonged to the rosary circle.Friends may call at the ARMSTRONG FUNERAL HOME, Oshawafor visitation on Wednesday August 30th from 7-9pm.Funeral mass to be held at St. Hedwig’s Catholic Church Thursday August 31st at 11 am.Memorial donations are appreciated to the R.S. McLaughlin Cancer Centre.