SOMERSWORTH – Jeannette Gould, 90, died Sunday, May 1, 2022, at the Studley Home of Rochester following a short period of failing health.

Born in Boston, MA on February 6, 1932, she was the daughter of Adolphe Lapointe, Jr. and Harriet (Pothier) Lapointe.

She is survived by her children: the Rev. Robert Lefebvre, Jr. of Somersworth, NH; Michael Lefebvre (Kathy) of Deerfield Beach, FL; Patricia Tyo of Rochester, NH; and Janet McKay of Farmington, NH. She is also survived by 6 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, several nieces, nephews, and many cousins.

"Jan" was predeceased by her parents, her 2 brothers: Adolphe Lapointe III and Richard Lapointe. Also predeceasing her were her first husband, Robert Lefebvre, Sr. and her second husband, Willis Gould, Jr., and her nephew, Adolphe "Rick" Lapointe IV.

For many years, Jan was a foreperson at Robert Shoe, 2 ^nd shift, Packing Room. She gave many high schoolers part-time jobs after school. When the shoe shop closed, she went to work at Curtis 1000, beginning on a printing press before moving into the office until she retired in 1993.

She was quite involved in civic matters, having served on the Somersworth City Council and serving as Acting Mayor under mayors Charles Burkham and George Bald. She served on the steering committee for several years of the Somersworth International Children's Festival, and as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Somersworth Boys Group Home. She was also involved with the Strafford County Democratic Party Committee working beside Jeanne Shaheen, years before she became governor and senator.

Services: Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2022 with a period of visitation at the Bernier Funeral Home, 49 South Street, Somersworth, from 8:30-9:30 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. at St. Ignatius Parish St. Martin Church, 120 Maple Street, Somersworth, NH. To leave online condolences please visit www.jspelkeyfuneralhome.com . In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Ignatius Parish, 120 Maple Street, Somersworth or to the Studley Home, 34 Eastern Avenue, Rochester. Care for the Gould family has been entrusted to the Bernier Funeral Home.