Jeanette T. Rancourt

RANCOURT Jeanette T. Rancourt, age 75, of North Port, Florida, and the Huntington section of Shelton, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 27, at Florida's Sarasota Memorial Hospital. Jeanette was born in Redstone, N.H., the daughter of Albert J. and Mildred Emily (Smith) Rancourt. She moved to Connecticut in 1942. Jeanette, a longtime resident of Huntington, enjoyed retirement in Florida and loved to feed a special egret she named Sam. Jeanette will be missed by her survivors: her brother Kenneth N. Rancourt and his wife, Irene F. (Macey) of Monroe; five nephews, Kenneth L. Rancourt of Center Conway, N.H., James D. Rancourt of Newtown, Michael W. Rancourt of Pownal, Vt., Paul N. Rancourt of Conway, N.H., and Norman V. Rancourt of Stratford; one niece, Janet I. Czajkowski of Oxford; two very special lifelong friends: Cecelia Sliva of Trumbull, and North Port, Fla., and Lee Maty of Huntington, and North Port, Fla.; her dog, Sabrina; and cat, Muffin. Jeanette was predeceased by her older brother, Albert G. ("Junior") Rancourt a year and a half ago. Visiting hours will take place on Saturday, April 1, 2006 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Dennis & Darcy Funeral Home, on Main Street, in Stratford, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 12 Noon in St. Lawrence Church, Shelton. Interment will be at St. Michael's Cemetery in Stratford. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations in Jeanette's name to the American Cancer Society, The American Lung Association, or the North Shore Animal League.