Irene Mias, 87, of Sandy Hook, died peacefully June 18. Born July 25, 1927, in Bayside, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Mary Ann (Humenik) and George  Evancik.

Mrs Mias and her late husband, Stanley, lived in Lindenhurst, N.Y., for 44 years, and moved to Sandy Hook in 1996.

Her children, Kenneth, and his wife Diana, Gregory, and his wife Sue, and Sharon, and her husband Robert; and grandchildren Kurt, Christopher, Sarah, Katie, Lauren, Ames, and Ethan survive Mrs Mias.

Friends may call at the Honan Funeral Home, 58 Main Street, Newtown, from 11 am to 1 pm, Monday, June 22. There will be a short funeral service at the funeral home at 1 pm, followed by the interment at St Rose Cemetery.

If so desired, memorial donations may be made to the St Rose of Lima Memorial Fund, 46 Church Hill Road, Newtown CT  06470.

To leave an online condolence visit www.honanfh.com.