Irene T. (Seyer) Arsenault, 90, a Nashua native, widow of Joseph L. Arsenault, passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at the home of her sister, Rolande Jalbert, with whom she recently resided with.
A daughter of the late Ernest J. and Albertine (Thibodeau) Seyer, Irene was born in Nashua on September 5, 1934. She grew up in the French Hill neighborhood and attended the former St. Francis Xavier Parochial School.
Irene had been employed with Triangle Pacific Cabinet Corporation for many years and later worked for Delta Education.
In her leisure time, Irene loved traveling, going to the beach and was a talented cook. She was a member of the Ladies of the Loyal Order of Moose Club of Nashua and was a volunteer for the Nashua Senior Companion program.
Irene and her husband Joe, were married on September 21, 1963 and made their home in Merrimack. After her husband’s passing in October 1999, Irene moved to Rochester, NH to be closer to her son and his family.
Members of her family include her son and daughter-in-law, Lucien G. and Jessica Arsenault of Rochester; three grandchildren, Ashley Rutkowski, Delilah Rutkowski and William Rutkowski; four great-grandchildren, Holly, Jordan, Madeleine and Jackson; her sister, Rolande R. Jalbert of Merrimack; also many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. In addition to her husband and parents, Irene was predeceased by her brothers and sisters-in-law, Robert E. and Rita Seyer and Roland E. and Joyce Seyer; and her brother-in-law, Gerald “Jerry” Jalbert.
Family and friends are invited to the FARWELL FUNERAL HOME, 18 Lock Street, Nashua on Saturday, February 15th from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Louis de Gonzague Church, 50 West Hollis Street, Nashua at 10 o’clock. Donations may be made in her memory to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. To leave an online message of condolence, please visit www.farwellfuneralservice.com
