Sarah Irving Burgess, born in Emerson, Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada on December 16th, 1904 passed away at the Woodbriar Nursing Home in Wilmington, MA on April 2nd, 2007. Sarah was the matriarch of a five generation family. She celebrated her 102nd birthday on December 16th, 2006. She is survived by her daughter-in-law Mary Irving of Medford, MA; her grandchildren, Gerald Irving Jr. and his wife Jean of Wilmington, MA, Patrick Irving and his wife Jane of Castine, ME, Mark Irving and his wife Robin of Cordova, AK, Tom Irving and his wife Mary of Deering, NH, Timothy Irving and his wife Kathleen of Waltham, MA , John Irving of Woodland Hills, CA, Kenneth Irving of Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, Donald Irving and his wife Pam of Corinna, ME and Gail White and her husband Galen of Pasadumkeag, ME. She is also survived by her great grandchildren, Christopher Irving and his wife Colleen of Woburn, MA, Karen Irving of Atkinson, NH, Gregory Irving of Wilmington, MA, Kyle and Keegan Irving of Cordova, AK, Kayla and Thomas Irving of Deering, NH, Erin, Meghan and Lauren Irving of Waltham, MA, Stacy White of Pasadumkeag, ME, Jennifer White of Gurnee, IL, Mark White and his wife Tina of Waynesville, Missouri and Jamie Irving of Corinna, ME. She is also survived by her great-great grandchildren Brandon and Britney White of Waynesville, Missouri, Cameron and Colby Irving of Woburn, MA and many nieces and nephews in Canada. She was predeceased by her daughter Phyllis Young and her sons Kenneth, Donald and Gerald Irving; her sisters Laura Bunnell, Caroline Ruston and Edna Ward and her brothers Crawford, David, Arnold and Harry Lynds. She is also predeceased by her grandson Donald Irving and her great granddaughter Kara Lynn Irving. A memorial service will be held at the Community Baptist Church, 470 Fulton St., Medford, MA on Wednesday April 4th at 1 PM. Interment in Beersville Presbyterian Cemetery in Beersville, New Brunswick, Canada will be held at a later date.