of Bayonne, passed away on March 18, 2016, at the Centra State Hospital in Freehold after a brief illness. Born in Poland, Irene came to the United States as a child with her family, and settled in Bayonne. Irene retired in 1985 after 40 years of service with the Western Electric Company of Kearny. A parishioner of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Irene was a member of the Mt. Carmel Seniors Group. She was predeceased by her parents Frank and Alexandra (nee: Barczyk) Lajewski; her sister Ann Lapinski and her brothers Fred, Victor, and F. Edwin Lajewski. Left to cherish her memory is her niece Sue Levine and her husband Dr. Marc Levine, MD; her nephews, Stephen Lajewski and his wife Deborah; Wayne Lajewski and his wife Leslie; and Michael and Marc Lajewski. Also survived by eleven grandnieces and grandnephews, Bobby, Kelly, Colin, Jordan, Arianna, Stephen, Justin, Emilia, Kaiser, Jaeger, and Reid. Funeral arrangements by DWORZANSKI & SON Funeral Home, 20 E 22nd St.