BIDDEFORD — Jeannette E. Tardif, 92, of Biddeford, died on Friday, Feb. 13, 2015 at St. André’s Health Care in Biddeford.

She was born to Aurore and Alice (Frechette) Dutil on April 3, 1922 in Biddeford. She graduated from St. Joseph’s High School in 1941.

On Nov. 19, 1945, she married J. Andre Tardif at St. Joseph’s Church in Biddeford. They spent 66 years together until his death on Feb. 2, 2011.

Jeannette worked in the lunch program at St. Joseph’s and St. Louis High schools. Subsequently, she worked as the principal’s secretary to both schools, and later at Biddeford High. She was a member of St. Joseph’s Church Choir under Rose Anna Rothier and often performed as a soloist.

In 1975 they moved to Clearwater, Florida. While there, she was an active member of St. Michael the Archangel Church. She was in the church choir, the Woman’s Guild and was a Eucharist minister.

Following her husband’s death in 2011 she returned to Huntington Common, an independent living facility in Kennebunk. She was very active in all their activities and even taught a class in conversational French.

She is preceded in death by: two brothers, Leo Paul Dutil in World War II, and Gerard Dutil; and one sister, Therese Dutil.

Jeannette is survived by: two sons, Richard Tardif and his wife Susan of Covington, Georgia, and Ronald Tardif and his wife Judy of Denmark; one daughter, Claudette Rossignol and her husband Jim of Hershey, Pennsylvania; 10 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mignonne Dubois.

Visiting hours will be 6-8 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 16 at Hope Memorial Chapel, 480 Elm St., Biddeford.

A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 17 at St. Joseph’s Church. Burial will be in Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park in Clearwater, Florida. To share condolences online, visit www.hopememorial.com.