Irene was born on December 17, 1925 in New Britain and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Grace (Vankirk) Sachek.
Prior to her retirement she was an elementary school teacher for the Southington School System.
She is survived by her son Dennis Otto Flugard and wife Beth of Thousand Oaks, CA, a son-in-law Joseph Lux of Glastonbury, grandchildren Daniel and Adriana. Besides her husband she was predeceased by daughters Ruth Flugard Lux and Heidi Flugard.
The funeral will be held on Tuesday November 8, 2011 at noon at the DellaVecchia Funeral Home 211 N. Main St. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Calling hours will be from 10 am until the time of service. In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made to: World Wildlife Fund, 1250 Twenty-Fourth Street, N.W., P.O. Box 97180, Washington, DC 20090-7180 or We Adopt Greyhounds, Inc., P.O. Box 1114, Glastonbury, CT 06033.
