Major Irene J. Thibault, 64, of Dedham, Massachusetts, formerly of Butler, passed away at 10:49 a.m. on Tuesday, March 4th, 2025, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, after a brief and tumultuous battle with Metastatic Melanoma.
She was born on March 30th, 1960, in Fall River, Massachusetts, to the late Harry Gaskell and Mary (Cote) Gaskell.
Irene was an Assistant to the Finance Secretary in the Massachusetts Division of The Salvation Army. Her hobbies and interests included crafting, sewing and the textile arts, and above all, witnessing to others the love and glory of the Lord.
Surviving her are her two daughters, Sarah (Daniel) De Leon, of Monsey, New York, and Hannah (Jared) Senior at home, and her grandson, Asher De Leon, of Monsey, New York.
She is preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Major Henry J. Thibault.
The friends and family of Major Irene J. Thibault will be received at Young Funeral Home, 127 W. Jefferson Street, Butler, on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 from 11AM until the time of service at 1PM.
Interment will be held at North Side Cemetery, Butler.
Contributions may be made to the family for a thank you gift to the medical teams who aided in her battle.