Janice M. Bourbeau
0000 — January 19, 2015
Janice M. Bourbeau, 64, of Conneaut Lake, died Monday, January 19, 2015, at Meadville Medical Center, following a courageous battle with cancer.
She was born June 14, 1950, in Meadville, a daughter of Bernard and Gretchen Kinzleman Woods. She married James R. Bourbeau January 7, 2000, and he survives.
Janice was a 1968 graduate of the former Linesville-Conneaut-Summit High School and a 1972 graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, with a Bachelor's degree in elementary education. She was a first grade teacher for 35 years, at the Alice Schafer Elementary School, Linesville.
Janice was a member of Our Lady Queen of the Americas Roman Catholic Church, Conneaut Lake, and was a member of the Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees. She enjoyed shopping, reading, decorating, going to Surfside Beach, S.C., and especially being with her grandchildren.
Survivors, in addition to her loving husband, Jim, include a daughter, Kate Hans and her husband John of Conneaut Lake; a son, Steven T. Eakin of Pittsburgh; her mother, Gretchen Woods of Meadville; two granddaughters, Grace and Ella Hans; a brother, Thomas Woods and his wife Anita of Linesville; a sister, Susan Miller and her husband Thomas of Meadville; and three nieces and one nephew, Angela Anderson and her husband Greg, Kristen Kassep and her husband Michael, Emily Woods, and Evan Woods.
She was preceded in death by her father.
Calling hours will be Thursday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m., at Waid-Coleman Funeral Home, 12422 Conneaut Lake Rd., Conneaut Lake.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday at 11:00 a.m., at Our Lady Queen of the Americas Church, 155 S. Ninth St., Conneaut Lake, with Fr. Jeffrey Lucas as Celebrant.
Interment will be in Our Lady Queen of the Americas Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Shontz Memorial Library, P.O. Box 5117, Conneaut Lake, PA 16316, or the Yolanda G. Barco Oncology Institute, 16792 Conneaut Lake Rd., Meadville, PA 16335.
Memories and condolences may be shared at www.waidcolemanfh.com.