Jean F. Gaunt

Jean Gaunt of Beachwood, New Jersey, died peacefully at home on June 19, 2024. Jean was born on September 11, 1926, to parents Leon and Mabel Chafey in Trenton. She was raised in Toms River and graduated from Toms River High School, Class of 1944. After high school she started working at Mease Gorby & Russo and was the executive assistant to Floyd Mease until she retired in 1987.

She married her husband, Emmet David Gaunt, Jr., in 1945. Together they raised their four daughters in Beachwood.

Jean was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend. She loved spending time with her family and was happiest at a family celebration surrounded by her daughters, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She was an avid reader and a long time member of the Beachwood Library book club. She loved playing the crossword and looked forward to her weekly Pokeno games with the Senior Women’s Club of Beachwood. She loved animals, especially her grand dogs, and looked forward to spending time with them and their furry friends.

Jean was one of a kind and a woman of substance. We are so blessed to have had her in our lives. She inspired all that met her to be better people and we will miss and love her forever.

In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband of 48 years, Emmet David Gaunt, Jr. and her daughter Jo-Ann Russo.

Surviving are her daughters Carol Jean Doyle, Susan Villano, and Marjorie Stewart; her son-in-law Ronald R. Villano; her grandchildren David Russo, Meghan Decker, Norman Doyle, III, Ann Bradshaw, and Alyson Villano; her great-grandchildren, Ryan Jon Zimmerman, Kelsey Zimmerman and Madison Bradshaw.

Family and friends are invited to attend a funeral service on Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 2:00 pm at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 130 Cable Ave, Beachwood.