Irene Knapick Desautels, age 90, of Hamden, formerly of Bridgeport, beloved wife of the late Harold Desautels, passed away on Friday, June 5, 2015 in Whitney Manor Health Center, Hamden. Irene was born in Bridgeport on February 27, 1925 to the late George and Anna (Sarnik) Knapick and has been a life long area resident. She was retired from Country Home Bakery. Survivors include her devoted children, Donna Ridge and her husband Jeff of Virginia, Mark Desautels and his wife Patricia of Seymour, Michael Desautels and his wife Christine of Hamden, and Dennis Desautels and his wife Karen of Massachusetts, 6 cherished grandchildren, Melissa, Jacqueline, Taylor, Dennis, Christopher, and Philip, 4 great-grandchildren, Keyon, Nicholas, Emma and Peyton, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her beloved husband and parents, she was pre-deceased by her sisters, Ann and Helen Knapick, Dorothy Forson and Mary Seaman. Funeral services will take place on Tuesday, June 9th at 11 a.m. in the Adzima Funeral Home 50 Paradise Green Place Stratford. Interment will be in St. John's Cemetery, Stratford. Friends may call on Tuesday from 10-11 a.m.