Jeannine ST. PIERRE

23 OCT 1942 - 1 JUN 2020

• BIRTH: 23 OCT 1942, Troy, Rensselaer County, New York
• DEATH: 1 JUN 2020, Granger, St Joseph, IN

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[N34574] Jeannine St. Pierre Laware

BIRTH 23 Oct 1942
Troy, Rensselaer County, New York

DEATH
1 Jun 2020 (aged 77)
Granger, St. Joseph County, IN

BURIAL
Saint Joseph Valley Memorial Park
Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, IN
MEMORIAL ID 210821830 · View Source

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Jeannine (St. Pierre) Laware passed away peacefully on June 1, 2020, in her home surrounded by her family. She was born to Theresa and Albert St. Pierre on October 23, 1942, in Cohoes / Troy.
Jeannine graduated from Keveny Memorial Academy in 1960, The College of Saint Rose in Albany in 1964, and obtained her master's degree at St. John's University in Jamaica, NY in 1966. As an aspiring teacher in biological sciences, she was an assistant professor at several colleges: Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, Westchester Community College in Valhalla, NY, and Avila College in Kansas City, MO. Her passion for teaching made her an outstanding educator. Although small in stature, her students affectionately nicknamed her "The Little General." In her teaching career, she taught a variety of courses in biological sciences. She co-authored a biology workbook used at Westchester Community College to help her students master the subject. She delighted in seeing a student become enlightened and the subject matter became the student's passion. On June 28, 1969, she married Gilbert "Gil" Laware in the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Cohoes. They lived in Westchester County for several years and then moved to Trumbull, Conn. where their son, Christopher and daughter, Jennifer were born.After moving into the South Bend area, she joined the Human Resources Department at the South Bend Medical Foundation and retired from there. After retirement, she enjoyed taking care of her grandchildren, Emily, Matthew, and Drew Laware, after school. As they grew, she delighted in seeing them become young adults. There was always a board game to be played once homework was finished.
She is survived by her husband Gil; daughter Jennifer; son Christopher; daughter-in-law, Rachelle; her grandkids; and her brother, Albert St. Pierre of Cohoes. Cremation will follow with burial of her cremated remains in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park.