Irene Ellen (Gillis) Lospennato was born on May 18, 1926, in Biscoe, North Carolina. She was the beloved wife of the late Ledo F. Lospennato of Revere, the mother of Ronald Lospennato and his wife, Robin Daning of New Orleans, LA. Nancy Lospennato Monahan and her husband, Chuck Monahan of West Roxbury and Robert Lospennato and his wife, Nancy (Bradbrook) Lospennato of Middleton. Irene’s married life was spent in Revere where she was a devoted homemaker to her husband and three children. Ellen returned to Boston to spend her remaining years with her family.