Gorham-           Irene R. Methot Fenderson, 84 of Gorham passed away peacefully into eternal peace on June 28th.   Irene was born in Westbrook and attended Westbrook High School.  She loved to sing and she was a great tap dancer, and was an Avid Boston Red Sox Fan.       Irene worked tirelessly to provide for her family of 5 children.  She was a beloved mother to Priscilla Urban of Westbrook, John Booker of Naples, Deborah Ward and husband Bill of Carrabassett Valley, Christopher Cooke of Florida, and Richard Cooke of Naples.  She had 8 grandchildren, Philip Gagnon, Mason Urban, Nicole Reynolds, Matthew and Katherine Ward, Heather Charest, Noah and Mitchell Cooke; and 9 great grandchildren. She is survived by her brother, Albert Methot of Portland.           Her strength and her attitude in overcoming obstacles in her life were wonderful examples for her children.           She attended USM and got a degree in Business Administration.  Irene worked at Portland probate office for a while.  She volunteered as a grandmother at Portland and Westbrook school systems for 12 years.  She invested thousands of hours improving the childhoods of hundreds of children by words of encouragement, helping them to read and write, and with math skills enhancing their education opportunities.           She won many awards for volunteering one such award the Presidential Citizen award.  She will be remembered as one of the greater Portland grandmother volunteers who made a difference but more so as a loving, mother, grandmother.           Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 8, 2016 at 10:00 AM at St. Hyacinth Church (St. Anthony's Parish).   Online condolences can be expressed at blaisandhayfuneralhome.com.            In lieu of flowers donations in her memory can be made to                                    The Westbrook Food Pantry                    426 Bridge Street, Westbrook, ME 04092