Bach Beethoven and Mozart lived and created their music centuries ago. It was through the fingers of Jeannine Mills their musical brilliance, their very genius came alive again each and every time Jeannine sat at the keyboard of a piano. God gave Jeannine Mills the gift of being a concert pianist. It was with that talent Jeannine shared the music of the great composers with her students and anyone who was fortunate enough to be within earshot. Music enabled Jeannine to express her feelings and emotions through the medium of the piano forte.
Jeannine C. B. Mills, 87, of Woonsocket died Sunday August 22, 2021 at Woonsocket Health Center. She was the wife of the late Gerald W. Mills.
Born and raised in Woonsocket she was a daughter of the late J. Albert E. St.Onge and Beatrice (Grignon) St.Onge. Jeannine was a graduate of St. Clare Girls High School Class of 1952. Jeannine pursued her talent and furthered her musical education as a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston Class of 1958.
A lifelong Woonsocket resident, Jeannine was a music teacher in the Bristol and Woonsocket Public School systems for many years before retiring. Jeannine was a talented concert pianist and could play music without notes just from memory. She was very skilled at the minute waltz and Bach and Beethoven were among her repertoire. Jeannine was a member of the National Guild of Piano Teachers and was listed in the Who’s Who of Music Directory.
True to her Quebecois heritage Jeannine loved to speak French and listen to music in French. Jeannine held her Catholic faith close to her heart and often prayed the rosary. She was a supporter of the Marie Rose Ferron Foundation and her cause. Jeannie will be remembered as a sweet and nice lady who loved music and her family.
Jeannine is survived by her daughter Jeri Anne Girard and her late husband Aldor J. Girard who passed away in 2005. She was the mother of the late Jeffrey Mills and the late Wesley Mills. Jeannine is also survived by her grandchildren Crystal, Candy, Brian, Jodie (US Army), Christopher, Megan, Amelia Hope, April Lynn, Gregory, Barry, Roxanne and Shelly. She was the grandmother of the late Dorothy V. Girard who passed away in 2012. She is also survived by many great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren.
Her funeral will be Monday at 9:00 am from the Menard-Lacouture Funeral Home, 127 Carrington Ave. Woonsocket followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 am in Precious Blood Church, Carrington Ave. Woonsocket. Burial will follow in Precious Blood Cemetery, Woonsocket. Visiting hours are Sunday from 2-4 & 6-8 pm.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Rhode Island Chapter 2346 Post Rd. # 202 Warwick, RI 02886 or www.lls.org.
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