Janet Laubach Bouvier
November 27, 1930 — June 13, 2013
Janet Laubach Bouvier
Beloved Teacher -
Janet Laubach Bouvier, 82, of Shiremanstown , died Thursday, June 13, 2013. She was born in Benton on Thursday, November 27, 1930, daughter of the late Jonathan Paul Laubach and Ethel Irene (Bray) Laubach. Janet was the wife of Roland Joseph Bouvier whom she married on November 21, 1953.
Janet’s survivors include her loving husband of almost 60 years, Roland; her three daughters, Ann Bouvier DiSilvestro and her husband Joseph of AZ, Caroline Bouvier and her husband Timothy Row of WA, Susan Bouvier and her husband John Bresnahan of IL; her three grandchildren, Ryan DiSilvestro, Philip DiSilvestro, Jacqueline Row; her brother, James Laubach and his wife Elaine of Elverson, PA; and several nieces and nephews. Among those preceding Janet in death is her brother, John “Jack” Laubach.
Janet received her BA from Wilson College and both her MS and EdD from Temple University . She was a member of both Phi Delta Kappa and Omicron Tau Theta. Janet began her teaching career at Columbus High School in Columbus, GA, while her husband attended Officer’s Candidate School at Fort Benning. She taught from 1954 to 1955.
Janet took time from teaching to become a mother. She returned to teaching in 1967 at Mechanicsburg Area High School where in addition to her teaching duties, she became a faculty advisor to the Delta Service Club and later, the Student Council. She went on to develop and implement the Advanced Placement Class at Mechanicsburg. Although Janet retired from teaching in 1999, she continued to interact with her students. She was fiercely proud of all of her “kids”.
All are welcome to join Janet’s family at her Mass of Christian Burial on Monday, June 24, 2013, at 10:00 at St. Joseph Catholic Church , 400 East Simpson Street, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-0739, with Reverend David M. Hereshko celebrating. A time of food and fellowship in Brindle Hall at the church will immediately follow the mass. Burial is at 2:00 in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery in Annville, PA. Honored to be pallbearers are Caroline Bouvier and Susan Bouvier.
The family suggests memorial contributions to Wildcat Foundation , 500 South Broad Street, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055.
Janet’s family has entrusted her care to Myers–Buhrig Funeral Home and Crematory in Mechanicsburg, (717) 766-3421. Read Janet’s full obituary, view her memorial video and portrait and sign her official guest book at www.Myers-Buhrig.com .