Jeannette GOUDREAU

Jeannette (Goudreau) D'Arcy, age 80, beloved wife of William J. D'Arcy, died on Wednesday, October 12, 2005, at Bridgeport Hospital. She was born in Stratford, the daughter of the late Edward and Florence (Poissant) Goudreau. Jeannette was a lifelong Stratford resident and proud graduate of Stratford High School, class of 1942 and a graduate of Booth and Bayliss Secretarial School. She was a homemaker who raised three children. An active member of St. Mark's Church, she volunteered in many local activities. She was a volunteer at Lord Chamberlain Nursing Home and the Bridgeport Hospital Auxiliary and a member of St. James Guild and a former longtime member of Brooklawn Country Club. For the past two and one half years, Jeannette had resided in St. Joseph's Manor in Trumbull, where she was treated with love and dignity while receiving outstanding care. In addition to her husband Bill, her husband of 60 years, she is survived by two daughters and a son, Barbara Kiernan and her husband, Jeffrey, of Bridgeport, Robert D'Arcy of San Francisco, Calif. and Kathy D'Arcy of Alexandria, Va. She leaves seven grandchildren whom she loved and enjoyed, Sean, Brendan, Timothy, Randy and Christopher Kiernan and Kevyn and Keara D'Arcy; two great-grandchildren, Sean Robert and Chloe Rose Kiernan; two sisters, Edna Lurix of Venice, Fla. and Rita Collings of Southington whose unflagging devotion these last few years had been a source of great comfort; and a sister-in-law, Carolyn D'Arcy of Hanover, N.H. Jeannette was predeceased by her sister, Elsye Roberts of Venice, Fla.; a brother Norman Goudreau of Ocala, Fla.; and her dear friend, Genevieve Roberge. Friends are invited to attend the funeral on Saturday, October 15, 2005 at 10 a.m., meeting directly in St. Mark's Church, 500 Wigwam Lane, Stratford where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Mnsgr. Lawrence McMahon. Burial will follow in Lakeview Cemetery. Friends may greet the family on Friday (Today), October 14, 2005 from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Dennis & D'Arcy Funeral Home, 2611 Main Street, Stratford. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Jeannette's memory may be made to St. Joseph's Manor, 6448 Main Street, Trumbull, CT 06611 or to the charity of one's choice. Published in the Connecticut Post on 10/14/2005.