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Jane A. (Tardiff) Bour-Beau

Posted 2021-04-30 by Pat R
Wickenburg Funeral Home & Crematory
Wickenburg, Arizona
www.wickenburgfuneralhome.com

Jane A. Bour-Beau passed away peacefully Jan. 13, 2021 at the age of
83 at Dante Skilled Nursing in Surprise, AZ. She was born Aug. 6,
1937 to Leo and Angele Tardiff in Manchester, NH. She graduated from
St. George High School in NH and then graduated at Keane Teachers'
College in NH with a Bachelor degree in Education. She was a teacher
in the NH Catholic School system and in Goffstown, NH for several
years. She was well liked by all students and teachers. She moved
the family to AZ for warmer weather in 1976. She taught at OLPH in
Scottsdale for a few years, obtained a Master in Science, then
taught Physics and Chemistry at Xavier High School in Phoenix, AZ.
She loved inspiring the young ladies to science at Xavier and they
loved her.

Prior to her death, she was a resident of Caring Angels in Wittmann
for a short time, before that she was a resident of Yarnell for 22
years. She was a Library volunteer at Yarnell Library in her
retirement from teaching, a member of the American Legion Post 79
Auxiliary and a quilter in Women's Fellowship at Yarnell Community
Church.

She was also a great cook, an avid reader, loved to knit, crochet,
sew, quilt and do crossword & logic puzzles.

She is survived by 3 daughters: Nina Bour-Beau of Yarnell, AZ,
Michelle Bour-Beau of Prescott, AZ and Lori Ruggles of Tennessee, 7
grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren. She was much loved
by all who knew her and is already missed. It was an honor to live
with my best friend, teach and mother.


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