Irma PARE

METHUEN — Irma (Pare) LeBlanc, 93, died Thursday, May 19, 2005, at Caritas Holy Family Hospital in Methuen, Mass.Born in East Brocton, Canada, she attended St. Ann's School in Lawrence, Mass. For 30 years, she was employed as an inspector with Converse Rubber in Andover, Mass.She was a long-time Methuen resident, and was an attendant of Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish/St. Theresa's Church in Methuen. She was a member of the V.F.W. Women's Auxillary, Arnold Greenwood Post 8349, a member of the Twilighter's Bowling League, the Methuen Senior Center, and was an avid card player.She leaves her husband of 66 years, Leander LeBlanc of Methuen; one sister, Alphonsine Boilard of Hamden, Conn.; three brothers, Andrew Pare, Roland and his wife Margaret Pare, all of Methuen, and Gerard Pare and his wife Helen of Lowell, Mass.; and several nieces and nephews.Memorials can be made to a charity of one's choice.ARRANGEMENTS: Family and friends are invited to call on Tuesday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Pollard Funeral Home, Inc., 233 Lawrence St., Methuen. A funeral Mass to follow at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish/ St. Theresa's Church in Methuen. Burial will follow in the Elmwood Cemetery, also in Methuen.