Jerry Boudreau

Visitation for Jerry Norman Boudreau Sr., 57, of Bourbonnais, will be from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. today at the Clancy-Gernon-Hertz Funeral Home, west Kankakee. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Bradley, where he was a member. Entombment will be in All Saints Mausoleum. Memorials may be made to the family wishes or to Hospice of Kankakee Valley. He died Thursday (April 26, 2007) at the home of his daughter and son-in-law in Bradley.Mr. Boudreau was previously employed by General Foods Corporation Pet Foods Division, working in research and development until the company left the area. He also owned a Schlotzsky's Sandwich Shop franchise with his wife and children in the late 1980s. At the time of his death, he was employed by Borg Warner Automotive in Frankfort. He was born Nov. 14, 1949, in Kankakee, the son of Henry A. and Maryrose Bertrand Boudreau. He was a very active member of the Goldwing Road Riders Association of which he held many positions over the past 20 years. He loved spending time with his children and grandchildren. He enjoyed traveling extensively on his Goldwing motorcycle all across the United States and Canada with his wife, Mary; and also with many of his close friends. He enjoyed collecting M&M's memorabilia, several of which were gifts from family and friends who knew of his love for the candy. He will be remembered by those that knew him for his dry sense of humor; how he loved to travel, especially to the mountains; and for the way he was always available to lend a helping hand to anyone.Surviving are his wife, the former Mary Beth Euchner, whom he married Aug. 24, 1968, at St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church, Kankakee; one daughter and son-in-law, Jeanette "Jeanie" and Stephen "Steve" Luehrs of Bradley; one son and daughter-in-law, Jerry "JR" Jr. and Cheryl (Fritz) Boudreau of South Elgin; two granddaughters, Hannah and Allison Luehrs of Bradley; four brothers and three sisters-in-law, Eldon and Joan Boudreau of St. Anne, Larry and Cindy Boudreau of Bloomington, Roaul and Cyndi Boudreau of Chebanse, Edgar Boudreau of Englewood, Tenn.; one sister and brother-in-law, Shirley and Fred Harrawood of Englewood; brother-in-law, Ronald "Ronnie" and Gay Lee Euchner of Belleville; two sisters-in-law, Juanita "Nita" Stoltz and Richard McCoy of Milwaukee, Wis., Sharon and Charles "Chuck" Boudreau of Sun City, Ariz.; one aunt, Genevieve Frechette of San Dimas, Calif.; many cousins, nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, and great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews.Deceased are his parents; and father-in-law and mother-in-law, Orlan "Euch" and Rosella O'Connor Euchner.

Jerry Boudreau

November 14, 1949 - April 26, 2007