NEW IBERIA – Irene L. Breaux, 92, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 20, 2022, in Covington, Louisiana. Irene was born May 10, 1930 in Iberia Parish, Louisiana to the late Simon LeBlanc and Rena Delahoussaye LeBlanc, and was a resident of New Iberia for most of her life.
She is survived by her son, James Lee Breaux, her daughter-in-law Chelle Breaux, and granddaughter, Anna Katherine Breaux, all of Covington, Louisiana.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Minos Joseph Breaux and a brother LeRoy LeBlanc and is survived by her sister-in-law Mildred LeBlanc. She was a devoted aunt, godmother, or Nanny as she was affectionately called, to their children Cheryl, Linda and Robyn.
Before she became room mother and active participant in the school and lives of her son and his friends, she had a career as a bookkeeper for Rebo Construction Co. where she became part of the owner’s extended Reynolds family.
Family was everything to her, and she had a large family of aunts and uncles that were like second parents and cousins that were like brothers and sisters. She had many fond memories of cherished times spent with family and friends at her mother and father’s Belvedere, cheering on the Delahoussaye family racehorses, and hosting many family gatherings with her delicious meals.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in New Iberia, and she will be laid to rest at Our Lady of the Lake Cemetery in Delcambre, Louisiana.
A gathering of family and friends and visitation will be held at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in New Iberia on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 from 8:30 -10:00 a.m. with a Holy Rosary prayed at 9:30 am.
Members of the family will serve as pallbearers.
To view the on-line obituary and sign the online guest register, please visit www.evangelinefuneralhome.com.
Evangeline Funeral Home of New Iberia is in charge of arrangements.
