A. Jean Goudreau Kaylor, 83, was a sassy, sexy, spitfire of a woman who lived life to its fullest until after foregoing further kidney dialysis, her body simply worn out.
Goudreau-Kaylor was born and raised in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, a twin, and one of seven children. She met her husband, the late Martin Goudreau, when she was singing in a nightclub during WW II and he was on shore leave. They made eye contact, a 37-year marriage and three great children: Beverly, Jerry and Rosemary.
A job at Jim Walter Corp. brought the Goudreaus to Tampa's Town 'n Country in 1968. With kids in high school, Jean became a nurse to help pay college costs. She enjoyed gardening, swimming, the Tampa Bay Rays, the Bucs and bowling with friends at Crown and Regal Lanes.
Widowed in 1983, Jean later married George Kaylor. They lived in Fountainview Estates, where they were active in the homeowner's association and their respective churches. He preceded her in death. Goudreau-Kaylor is survived by her daughter Beverly Werts and husband, Bill; daughter Rosemary and husband Mark Stang; son Jerry Goudreau and wife, Pam; and grandsons Christopher and Ryan Goudreau. Jean also leaves behind many good friends, many extended family members and a big rip in the universe.
Burial at Fairview Cemetery.∼Jean (Archambeau) Goudreau- Kaylor of Tampa, Florida was a sassy, sexy, spitfire of a woman who lived life to its fullest until she died Jan. 29, 2010. After foregoing further kidney dialysis, her body simply wore out. She was 83.
Jean was raised in Cooks, Michigan, a twin, and one of seven children of the late Peter and Julia (Hendrickson) Archambeault. She met her first husband, the late Martin Goudreau of Manistique, when she was singing in a nightclub during WW II and he was on shore leave. They made eye contact and they had a 37-year marriage and three great children: Beverly, Jerry and Rosemary.
A job with the Jim Walter Corp. took the Goudreau's to Tampa, Fl., in 1968. With kids in high school, Jean became a nurse to help pay college costs. She enjoyed gardening, swimming, the Tampa Bay Rays, the Bucs, and bowling with friends.
Widowed in 1983, Jean later married George Kaylor. They were active in their homeowner's association and their respective churches. He preceded her in death.
Jean is survived by her daughter, Beverly Werts and husband, Bill, of Largo, Fl.; daughter, Rosemary and husband, Mark Stang of Tampa; son, Jerry Goudreau and wife, Pam, of Boca Raton, Fl.; grandsons, Christopher and Ryan Goudreau; and a sister, Patricia (Leonard) Matchinski. Jean also leaves behind many extended family members, many good friends and a big rip in the universe.
In addition to her parents and husband's, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Marie Reid and Joan Martin; and her brothers, John, Gerald and Donald Archambeault.
Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 pm, Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at the Messier-Broullire Funeral Home in Manistique.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:30 am, Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at the St. Francis de Sales Church in Manistique with Father Glenn Theoret officiating. A luncheon will follow at the St. Francis de Sales parish center.
Burial will be held in the spring at the Fairview Cemetery in Manistique.
Goudreau-Kaylor was born and raised in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, a twin, and one of seven children. She met her husband, the late Martin Goudreau, when she was singing in a nightclub during WW II and he was on shore leave. They made eye contact, a 37-year marriage and three great children: Beverly, Jerry and Rosemary.
A job at Jim Walter Corp. brought the Goudreaus to Tampa's Town 'n Country in 1968. With kids in high school, Jean became a nurse to help pay college costs. She enjoyed gardening, swimming, the Tampa Bay Rays, the Bucs and bowling with friends at Crown and Regal Lanes.
Widowed in 1983, Jean later married George Kaylor. They lived in Fountainview Estates, where they were active in the homeowner's association and their respective churches. He preceded her in death. Goudreau-Kaylor is survived by her daughter Beverly Werts and husband, Bill; daughter Rosemary and husband Mark Stang; son Jerry Goudreau and wife, Pam; and grandsons Christopher and Ryan Goudreau. Jean also leaves behind many good friends, many extended family members and a big rip in the universe.
Burial at Fairview Cemetery.∼Jean (Archambeau) Goudreau- Kaylor of Tampa, Florida was a sassy, sexy, spitfire of a woman who lived life to its fullest until she died Jan. 29, 2010. After foregoing further kidney dialysis, her body simply wore out. She was 83.
Jean was raised in Cooks, Michigan, a twin, and one of seven children of the late Peter and Julia (Hendrickson) Archambeault. She met her first husband, the late Martin Goudreau of Manistique, when she was singing in a nightclub during WW II and he was on shore leave. They made eye contact and they had a 37-year marriage and three great children: Beverly, Jerry and Rosemary.
A job with the Jim Walter Corp. took the Goudreau's to Tampa, Fl., in 1968. With kids in high school, Jean became a nurse to help pay college costs. She enjoyed gardening, swimming, the Tampa Bay Rays, the Bucs, and bowling with friends.
Widowed in 1983, Jean later married George Kaylor. They were active in their homeowner's association and their respective churches. He preceded her in death.
Jean is survived by her daughter, Beverly Werts and husband, Bill, of Largo, Fl.; daughter, Rosemary and husband, Mark Stang of Tampa; son, Jerry Goudreau and wife, Pam, of Boca Raton, Fl.; grandsons, Christopher and Ryan Goudreau; and a sister, Patricia (Leonard) Matchinski. Jean also leaves behind many extended family members, many good friends and a big rip in the universe.
In addition to her parents and husband's, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Marie Reid and Joan Martin; and her brothers, John, Gerald and Donald Archambeault.
Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 pm, Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at the Messier-Broullire Funeral Home in Manistique.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:30 am, Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at the St. Francis de Sales Church in Manistique with Father Glenn Theoret officiating. A luncheon will follow at the St. Francis de Sales parish center.
Burial will be held in the spring at the Fairview Cemetery in Manistique.
A. Jean Goudreau Kaylor, 83, was a sassy, sexy, spitfire of a woman who lived life to its fullest until after foregoing further kidney dialysis, her body simply worn out.
Goudreau-Kaylor was born and raised in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, a twin, and one of seven children. She met her husband, the late Martin Goudreau, when she was singing in a nightclub during WW II and he was on shore leave. They made eye contact, a 37-year marriage and three great children: Beverly, Jerry and Rosemary.
A job at Jim Walter Corp. brought the Goudreaus to Tampa's Town 'n Country in 1968. With kids in high school, Jean became a nurse to help pay college costs. She enjoyed gardening, swimming, the Tampa Bay Rays, the Bucs and bowling with friends at Crown and Regal Lanes.
Widowed in 1983, Jean later married George Kaylor. They lived in Fountainview Estates, where they were active in the homeowner's association and their respective churches. He preceded her in death. Goudreau-Kaylor is survived by her daughter Beverly Werts and husband, Bill; daughter Rosemary and husband Mark Stang; son Jerry Goudreau and wife, Pam; and grandsons Christopher and Ryan Goudreau. Jean also leaves behind many good friends, many extended family members and a big rip in the universe.
Burial at Fairview Cemetery.∼Jean (Archambeau) Goudreau- Kaylor of Tampa, Florida was a sassy, sexy, spitfire of a woman who lived life to its fullest until she died Jan. 29, 2010. After foregoing further kidney dialysis, her body simply wore out. She was 83.
Jean was raised in Cooks, Michigan, a twin, and one of seven children of the late Peter and Julia (Hendrickson) Archambeault. She met her first husband, the late Martin Goudreau of Manistique, when she was singing in a nightclub during WW II and he was on shore leave. They made eye contact and they had a 37-year marriage and three great children: Beverly, Jerry and Rosemary.
A job with the Jim Walter Corp. took the Goudreau's to Tampa, Fl., in 1968. With kids in high school, Jean became a nurse to help pay college costs. She enjoyed gardening, swimming, the Tampa Bay Rays, the Bucs, and bowling with friends.
Widowed in 1983, Jean later married George Kaylor. They were active in their homeowner's association and their respective churches. He preceded her in death.
Jean is survived by her daughter, Beverly Werts and husband, Bill, of Largo, Fl.; daughter, Rosemary and husband, Mark Stang of Tampa; son, Jerry Goudreau and wife, Pam, of Boca Raton, Fl.; grandsons, Christopher and Ryan Goudreau; and a sister, Patricia (Leonard) Matchinski. Jean also leaves behind many extended family members, many good friends and a big rip in the universe.
In addition to her parents and husband's, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Marie Reid and Joan Martin; and her brothers, John, Gerald and Donald Archambeault.
Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 pm, Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at the Messier-Broullire Funeral Home in Manistique.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:30 am, Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at the St. Francis de Sales Church in Manistique with Father Glenn Theoret officiating. A luncheon will follow at the St. Francis de Sales parish center.
Burial will be held in the spring at the Fairview Cemetery in Manistique.
Goudreau-Kaylor was born and raised in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, a twin, and one of seven children. She met her husband, the late Martin Goudreau, when she was singing in a nightclub during WW II and he was on shore leave. They made eye contact, a 37-year marriage and three great children: Beverly, Jerry and Rosemary.
A job at Jim Walter Corp. brought the Goudreaus to Tampa's Town 'n Country in 1968. With kids in high school, Jean became a nurse to help pay college costs. She enjoyed gardening, swimming, the Tampa Bay Rays, the Bucs and bowling with friends at Crown and Regal Lanes.
Widowed in 1983, Jean later married George Kaylor. They lived in Fountainview Estates, where they were active in the homeowner's association and their respective churches. He preceded her in death. Goudreau-Kaylor is survived by her daughter Beverly Werts and husband, Bill; daughter Rosemary and husband Mark Stang; son Jerry Goudreau and wife, Pam; and grandsons Christopher and Ryan Goudreau. Jean also leaves behind many good friends, many extended family members and a big rip in the universe.
Burial at Fairview Cemetery.∼Jean (Archambeau) Goudreau- Kaylor of Tampa, Florida was a sassy, sexy, spitfire of a woman who lived life to its fullest until she died Jan. 29, 2010. After foregoing further kidney dialysis, her body simply wore out. She was 83.
Jean was raised in Cooks, Michigan, a twin, and one of seven children of the late Peter and Julia (Hendrickson) Archambeault. She met her first husband, the late Martin Goudreau of Manistique, when she was singing in a nightclub during WW II and he was on shore leave. They made eye contact and they had a 37-year marriage and three great children: Beverly, Jerry and Rosemary.
A job with the Jim Walter Corp. took the Goudreau's to Tampa, Fl., in 1968. With kids in high school, Jean became a nurse to help pay college costs. She enjoyed gardening, swimming, the Tampa Bay Rays, the Bucs, and bowling with friends.
Widowed in 1983, Jean later married George Kaylor. They were active in their homeowner's association and their respective churches. He preceded her in death.
Jean is survived by her daughter, Beverly Werts and husband, Bill, of Largo, Fl.; daughter, Rosemary and husband, Mark Stang of Tampa; son, Jerry Goudreau and wife, Pam, of Boca Raton, Fl.; grandsons, Christopher and Ryan Goudreau; and a sister, Patricia (Leonard) Matchinski. Jean also leaves behind many extended family members, many good friends and a big rip in the universe.
In addition to her parents and husband's, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Marie Reid and Joan Martin; and her brothers, John, Gerald and Donald Archambeault.
Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 pm, Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at the Messier-Broullire Funeral Home in Manistique.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:30 am, Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at the St. Francis de Sales Church in Manistique with Father Glenn Theoret officiating. A luncheon will follow at the St. Francis de Sales parish center.
Burial will be held in the spring at the Fairview Cemetery in Manistique.
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