Jean Haskell Loesch Krauklin was born in Berlin, New Hampshire on March 30, 1923, the oldest daughter of Benjamin and Lydia Haskell; her younger siblings were Ruth Haskell Young, David Haskell, and Robert Haskell.
She died peacefully on February 9, 2019 at age 95, in Alpharetta, Georgia. Her remains will be buried in Deer Isle, Maine, where she spent many summer vacations. A memorial service will be held on July 13, 2019 in Deer Isle.
Jean graduated from Berlin High School and Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School. She was married to Buchanan Loesch for 25 years and lived in Reading, Massachusetts. After their divorce, Jean moved to St. Croix, USVI. She and her second husband, Ewald Krauklin, lived there and later moved to Port St. Lucie, Florida. After Ewald died in 1992, Jean and Vollmer Hetherington became a couple; they lived first in Hampton, New Hampshire, then Cary, North Carolina. Following his death she moved into Tapestry House in Alpharetta, Georgia.
Jean is survived by her daughter Karen Loesch Whitehill and husband Richard of Earlysville, VA; son Peter Loesch of Nashville, Tennessee; son Stacy Loesch and wife Louise Keim-Loesch of Roswell, Georgia; and daughter-in-law Sharon Loesch of Chester, New Hampshire, wife of Kenneth Loesch who died in 2011. Jean’s six grandchildren are Samuel and Jacob Whitehill, Jeffrey Loesch, who died in 2014; Kimberly Loesch Bears, and David and Jonathan Loesch.
Jean held jobs as secretary, editor and realtor, and maintained many friendships through the years. She enjoyed traveling, reading, and had a lifelong passion for classical music, playing the flute in several amateur orchestras and chamber music groups.
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