Jean was always dedicated to service in her community. In the Town of Brookfield, Waukesha County, she served as a poll worker on election days, was a member of the volunteer fire department as a dispatcher, an EMT on the rescue squad, and head of it's women's auxiliary. In that role, she led the organization to provide hot dinners to the entire township, during a severe ice storm in March 1976, that left residents without electricity. It was an example of her concern and generosity when it came to others, even people who she didn't know personally.
In addition to caring for her own family, Jean was an outstanding neighborhood mom to dozens of the friends of her three children. Card games, board games, tv marathons and other get-togethers were happening all year around. Everyone was always welcomed. She was such a wonderful person, and for fifty years, a true friend.