Jeannette "Jan" Gregoire

May 16, 1933 - September 15, 2021

Jeannette “Jan” Gregoire, age 88, of Bourbonnais passed away Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at Citadel of Bourbonnais. She was born May 16, 1933 in Kankakee, the daughter of Armand X. & Ida (Clark) Blanchette. Jan married Edward A. Gregoire on August 1, 1953 at St. George Catholic Church. He preceded her in death on April 1, 2014. Jan was a former employee of Crown Cork & Seal and Armour Pharmaceutical. She was a member of the Women of the Moose and past President of Women’s Auxiliary of Firemen. Jan was a parishioner of St. George Catholic Church and a member of Ladies of St. Anne. Surviving are three sons, Clark (Susan) Gregoire of Bourbonnais, David Gregoire (Jerry Lyons) of Oak Park, and Daniel (Tracey) Gregoire of Millville, NJ; one daughter, Christine (Kenneth) O’Connell of St. Peter, MN; eight grandchildren, Matthew (Gena) Gregoire, Brianna Gregoire (Jeremy Shaul), Kyle O’Connell, Heather Gregoire (John Lundry), Sean O’Connell (Chelsea Silvers), Samantha Gregoire, Maddie Sheets, and Jeffrey Sheets; three great-grandchildren, Abigail Aden, Eva Sue Gregoire, and Kaylen Gregoire; three sisters-in-law, Helen Blanchette of Bourbonnais, Millie Blanchette of Bourbonnais, and Darleen Dittus of Herscher. In addition to her husband, Edward A. Gregoire, Jan is preceded in death by her parents; one daughter, Carol Ann; one sister, Theresa Gregoire; four brothers, William, Ambrose, Maurice, and Henry; and two sisters-in-law, Verneal Blanchette and Grace Blanchette. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. on Monday, September 20, 2021 at Clancy-Gernon Funeral Home in Bourbonnais. A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at St. George Catholic Church. Interment will follow at St. George Cemetery. Memorials may be made to St. George Catholic Church.