Jeannine Anna Pinkerton, age 90, died due to a fall accident on Wednesday, 16 November 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents Ovila (1904-1974) and Anna Roseanna (nee Duquette) Pepin (1907-1993); son's Bertrand (1950), Yvon (1954-1957) and Jacques G. Voyer (1951-2013), step-sons Robert D. Silviera (2016), and Samuel Pinkerton (1947-2019); siblings Gaston (1933), Roland (1946-2006),Paul Eugene (1931-2015), Yolande (1935-2018); three husbands, Jean Voyer (1928-1968), Flave Pinkerton (1923-1999), Robert Silviera(1940-2001) and close friend Carlos Dennis (1932-2020).

Marie Anna Jeannine Pepin was born on July 6 1932 to Ovila and Anna Roseanna Pepin; and was baptized on 7 July 1932, at the St. Patrice Parish in Magog, Memphremagog, Quebec, Canada. She was the second oldest of fifteen children: Paul-Eugene, Gaston R., Yolande, Gislaine, Olivette, Gisanne, Rejean, Ronald, Louison, Georgette, Roland, Laurence, France, and Claude.

Jeannine left Canada moving to the United States seeking employment in the 1950's and becoming a Naturalized Citizen in 1966. She was co-owner of an auto body shop on Hwy 70 and was also employed by Central Maloney Transformer plant in Arcadia, Florida. She lived over forty years in Arcadia and enjoyed many weekends with her husband Flave on many dates to Port Charlotte.

Jeannine enjoyed making arts and crafts, playing Bingo, working on puzzles for hours, working the horses, dog and exotic birds.  She was a caring host each year for Thanksgiving and Christmas family parties, where all the children she loved would return with their families and enjoy their home. There was always a delicious hot meal for all who visited.

She leaves a Legacy of Love with all her neighbors, children and families.

Children that she loved throughout her life from Canada to Florida are Bertrand, Jacques (late Nancy Fuller), Serge (late Barbara Shaw), and Yvon Voyer; Joseph Silviera, Maryann (nee Silviera) Weeks, Robert Silviera; Linda (Dale) Black, Sam (late Valaria Saxton) Pinkerton, Debbie Rosenbaum, Karen (Terry) Grosz, Tim (Ruth) Pinkerton, Cathie (Olen) Lanier, Mike Pinkerton, Ron (late Mary Johnson) Pinkerton.  She loved seeing and playing with her thirty-six grandchildren when they visited. She also had twenty-one great grandchildren and seven great-great grandchildren.

A Family graveside service will be on Thursday, December 15, 2022, at 3:00p.m. at Joshua Creek Cemetery. Family and friends are asked to bring a potted plant in lieu of a floral arrangement.

Memories from families she touched:

Kellie C. – her kindness and big heart

Claude L. – says, when he and I (Manon) were at Jeannine's we felt at home. We were well received.

Kayla V. – Grandma Jeannine never forgot a birthday. I kept all my birthday cards from her since I was little, that was always so special to me, and I looked forward to it.

Ruth P. – her unconditional love for each of us.

Tim P. – not my birth mother, but she gave her motherly love to us all.

Olivia P., her sister – loved people, respect to all, and unwavering kindness often encouraged those who needed it, she had the right words she was responsible, had heart, she liked to share the little she had, at certain times she knew how to listen and make the difference, console also.  She was gifted for cooking and crafts, she was always smiling, loved life and what's more to say, 'she was a very good person had love and she was my sister.' Liked activities like TV, bingo, puzzles, wrestling, and auto races. I will always love her she was exceptional, bravo, JEANNNINE.

Online condolences may be made at: www.pongerkaysgrady.com

Ponger-Kays-Grady Funeral Homes Arcadia have been entrusted with the arrangements.