Obituary of Jean Letitia Gouthro

Gouthro, Jean Letitia – It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Jean at age 87 at the St. Catharines Hospital, surrounded by her loving family on May 24, 2013. Jean’s generosity and kind heart were an inspiration to her family. She lived her life with integrity and honesty. Jean was born April 7, 1926 in Brighton, England to Arthur and Harriett Burberry. She was the youngest of four children. She was a war bride, moving to Florence, Nova Scotia soon after her marriage to Louis Gouthro in Brighton, England on May 24, 1945. Her first love and soul mate, Louis died in 1973. Later, Jean shared her life with her best friend, Richard Woods who died in 1993. A loving mother, Jean’s life revolved around her family and her home. Treasured memories abound. Jean will be sadly missed by her three sons: Stephen (Mary), Eric (Linda) and Donnie (Isabelle); special Nana to eight grandchildren: Jason, Sandra Dee (Art Buck), Brian, Taylor, Robbie (Julie ),Christy (Justin), Jonathan and Tyler(Courtney) ;11 great grandchildren, many nieces and nephews, sisters-in-law, brothers in law as well as numerous other relatives and friends. The family wishes to thank the Loyalist Retirement Home for the loving and attentive care they provided and that Jean appreciated so much. Cremation has taken place. The family will hold a Celebration of her Life on June 11, 2013 at Victoria Lawn Cemetery at 1:30pm. Expressions of sympathy, in the form of donations, may be made to the charity of one’s choice. We thank God for the gift of her life and the blessing of the time we spent with her.