Irene Marie (Gautreau) Dollard, 95, of Marlborough died Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at The  Reservoir Center for Health and Rehabilitation.  

Of French-Acadian heritage she was the ninth of sixteen children born in Memramcook, New  Brunswick, Canada, to the late Zoel and Josephine (Allain) Gautreau. She was the wife of the  late Joseph Leo “Paul” Dollard to whom she was married 55 years until his death in 2020. 

In 1959, Irene, who was bilingual in French and English, emigrated to Waltham, MA, with some  of her brothers and sisters.  

In her adult life, Irene was a home maker, loved to spend her free time sewing, doing  needlework and listening to country music from the 60’s through the 80’s eras.  

Frequent weekend and holiday gatherings with family and extended family were a symbol of  how close and loving her family was. Summer vacations included visiting family in New  Brunswick, Canada, while camping by the ocean on the Gulf of St. Lawrence and later years  camping in North Brookfield, MA. She loved birdwatching from her lakefront porch during  warm weather and then from her living room window in colder weather. Cardinal pairs were  always her favorite to watch.  

Irene is survived by her daughters, Joanne Larsen and her husband Arthur of Marlborough,  Darlene Dollard of Jacksonville, NC, Nancy Robertson of Kanata, ON Canada, her son, Kevin  Jay and his wife Marie of Kimberly, BC Canada, stepdaughters, Debra Payson of Brooksville,  FL and Paula Johnston and her husband Michael, her grandchildren, Benjamin Larsen and his  wife Rebekah, Todd Larsen and his girlfriend Taylor Bent, Kathryn DeForest, Jacob DeForest,  Jennifer DiDonna, Kellie Johnston, Sean Johnson and his wife Emily, John Keane, Steve  Robertson and his wife Colleen, Rosalind Jay and Hillary Jay. As well as 12 great-grandchildren  and 72 nieces and nephews.  

Visiting hours for Irene will be held Saturday, May 2, 2026, from 9:30-11:00 am at the Slattery  Funeral Home, Inc., 40 Pleasant Street, Marlborough, MA 01752. A funeral service will follow in  the funeral home following visiting hours at 11:00am.