Jean Marie Skarie, 89, Burlington, died Aug. 3, 2015. She was born Jan. 11, 1926, in Burlington to the late Wenzel and Mary Tauscher. She spent her early life in Burlington, graduating from St. Mary’s High School.
In June of 1946 she married the love of her life Harold Skarie. After marriage they lived in Waterford where they raised their family. After Harold passed away in 1992, Jean moved back to Burlington where she had been a resident ever since.
She was a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church, was a volunteer at the hospital auxiliary and Fancy Fingers at Burlington Rehab. In her free time she enjoyed, baking, bowling and playing cards, but most of all spending time with her family.
Survivors include her children, James Skarie, Judy Ahrens, Jane (Mark) Brossard, John (Diane) Skarie, and Joan (Tim) Lynch; grandchildren, Jennifer (fiancé Cecilio Valdivia) Di Giovanni, January (Doug) Rich, Jonathan (Jen) Skarie, Julie (David) O’Brien, Tyler (Jill) Lynch, Trisha Lynch, Tyson Lynch, Matthew (Britta) Brossard, Sarah (Scott) Street; 19 great-grandchildren; her sister, Joyce (Leroy) Stoehr; sister-in-law, Marge Skarie; nieces; nephews, and many friends.
She was further preceded in death by her brother-in-law, Paul Skarie; her brother, Wenzel Tauscher; her sister, Lucille Yopp-Ripley; and other brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law; and son-in-law, John Ahrens.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, Aug. 6, from 9-11 a.m., at St. Thomas Catholic Church, 305 S. First St., Waterford. Funeral service is Aug. 6, at 11 a.m., also at St. Thomas Catholic Church. Burial will take place in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Burlington, Aug. 6, at 3 p.m. In lieu of flowers memorials are suggested to the family to be distributed for Breast Cancer research. Mealy funeral Home, Waterford, is serving the family.
Well-wishers can visit www.mealyfuneralhome.com.
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