Irene M Brown

Irene (Matchett) Brown, age 88 of Andover, formerly of Columbia and Manchester, wife of the late Lewis A. Brown Jr., died Tuesday August 5, 2014 at an area convalescent home.
She was born in Manchester on May 2, 1926, daughter of Mercer and Matilda Jane (Neill) Matchett and was raised in Manchester, attending local schools. She lived in Andover from 1947 to 1987, moved to Columbia for fourteen years, and returned to Andover in 2001. Prior to retiring in 1988 Irene was employed by the former Savings Bank of Manchester in the Loan Center for sixteen years. She was a longtime member of the Granges in Andover, Marlborough, and Coventry, and was a member of the Andover Senior "Young At Heart" Club. She was extremely proud of her scale model doll house with the Irish kitchen that took seven years for her to construct.
Irene is survived by a daughter and four sons, Jennifer Barsaleau of Holland, MA and her husband Greg, Andrew D. Brown and his wife Diann of Andover, Theodore J. Brown and his wife Anna of Lebanon, Lewis M. Brown of East Hartford, and Neill P. Brown of Columbia; seven grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. Besides her husband she was predeceased by a son, Victor W. Brown; two brothers, John and William Matchett; and three sisters, Ruth and Esther Matchett, and Helen Lombardo.
Visiting hours will be held Monday, August 11, from 6 PM to 8 PM at the Watkins Funeral Home, 142 East Center Street, Manchester. Private burial will be in the Center Cemetery in Coventry.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Coventry Grange, 1796 Boston Turnpike (Rte.44), Coventry, CT 06238 or the American Cancer Society. To leave a message for her family please visit www.holmes-watkinsfuneralhomes.com .



Visitation DetailsMonday, August 11th, 2014 6:00pm - 8:00pm, Watkins Funeral Home
Service DetailsCenter Cemetery