Antonia (Gaudin) Jouett

Antonia Jouett, was born in Yauco, Puerto Rico on August 18th, 1932. She was the third child of nine born to Carlos Gaudin Bartolomei and Estrella Gaudin Rodriguez. She is proceeded in death by: her loving and devoted husband of 58 years, Gerold Gene Jouett: her parents; her youngest daughter Angie Jouett (Canavan); her oldest grandson, Liam Jouett; and her siblings Nilda Gaudin; Alejandro Gaudin; Rosa Gaudin; Alba Dye; and Cesar Gaudin. She is survived by her daughter Victoria Jouett (Saunders) her husband Roger; her son Jerry Jouett and wife Kit; her son-in-law, John Canavan and his fiancé Karen Baker; and six grandchildren, Cristina Canavan; Connor Canavan; Eamon Jouett; Anthony Saunders; Nicholas Saunders; Vincent Saunders and siblings, Annie Pietri, Carlos Gaudin, Maria Victoria Flores and numerous nieces and nephews.

Antonia was raised in Yauco, Puerto Rico and graduated from High School there. Shortly upon graduation her family moved to Ponce, Puerto Rico. In 1955, her father passed away and she helped her mother finish raising her younger siblings. Antonia attended a Jr College where she obtained what is equivalent to an associate degree in business administration. She then obtained a job with the Telephone Company where she worked for eleven years and advanced to become a supervisor. In late summer of 1964, she met Gerold Gene Jouett and after a brief courtship the two wed on October 10th of 1964. In the following four years they had their three children. Because Gerold’s job required a lot of travel, Antonia and Gerold lived in several different countries and numerous states as they raised their children.

After 38 years of traveling with Gerold’s job, they retired and returned to Fayette, Illinois to live in the home where Gerold was born. The two spent 26 more years in retirement together enjoying themselves with family and friends and doing a lot of traveling. In 2022 Gerold passed away and Antonia moved to Texas to live with her daughter and her family.

A funeral mass will be held Saturday, May 25th, 2024, at 11 am at the St. Michaels Catholic Church in Greenfield. Visitation will be from 10 am until time of service. Burial will follow at the Oak Wood Cemetery north of Greenfield, IL. Memorials are suggested to the St. Michael's Catholic Church in Greenfield. Please leave a memory or condolence at shields-bishopfh.com.

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