Annette Marie Simone Brousseau

Annette S. Brousseau, Santa Clara, Utah - Annette Marie Simone Brousseau, 84, passed away on Friday, July. 4, 2025, at home in Santa Clara, surrounded by family. Born in Averill, Vermont, on Feb. 2, 1941, Annette was the daughter of the late Solomon J. and Alice (Bourque) Brousseau. She often joked that outside of tourist season, the town had a population of 15, and there were 7 in her family. Annette attended elementary school in a one-room school house, where she learned to separate speaking English from communicating in French at home. She graduated from Canaan Memorial High School in 1960, and attended Lyndon State Teachers College on a full Music scholarship. While studying and participating in performance ensembles on campus, Annette met her husband, Kenneth Jacobs. They wed on August 25, 1962 in Norton, VT. The couple started their family, which welcomed Karen Ann-Marie, Thomas Wendell, and Alice Bea. Annette helped Ken run J&L Pizza shop, as well as a convenience store as part of Ken’s Barbershop, on the green in South Royalton. Annette was well known in the community for her infectious laugh and beautiful singing voice. She would often perform at minstrel and road shows and in church. Her outgoing personality and kind smile further won audiences and acquaintances over as fans and long-time friends. Annette was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints since 1970, and served her neighbors in various ways over the years. Several of her church callings included congregational chorister, children’s song leader, youth leader and teacher, single adult leader, and stake missionary. Annette was a great example of pitching in and helping out, while showing humility and compassion. Serving her community came second to supporting her children’s activities, attending sporting and scouting events, plays, concerts, and chaperoning field trips. The family made their home in Randolph, VT in 1978. Annette joined the workforce as a factory seamstress, nursing home maid, and eventually head building manager at Randolph Area Vocational Center. She retired from the Orange County School District after she and Ken divorced in1992. She took a great leap of faith, moving across the country to southern Utah, where she worked as a facilities manager at Dixie College. She lived and worked for a time in Las Vegas, NV, and spent 17 years working as a Walmart associate, most notably the greeter with a flourish. She worked briefly as a caregiver before moving in with family in Santa Clara in 2018. Annette was preceded in death by her brother, Joseph Norman Brousseau, sisters Yvette Mary Jane Carrier and Yvonne Mary Duprey, as well as her parents, Solomon J. and Alice M. S. (Bourque) Brousseau. She is survived by her brother, Philip Brousseau and his wife, Ethel; sister-in law, Kathy Brousseau; son Thomas and his wife Lisa, two daughters Karen Jackson (Mark) and Alice Ericksen (Dick); grandchildren Aaron and Crystal Jackson, Dylan, Kelsey, and Christopher Jacobs, Isaac, Mari, and Zoe Ericksen, as well as great-grandson Jonah Ericksen, and several nieces and nephews. Two Memorial Services to honor Annette’s life will be held on Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:00a.m. at Santa Clara, UT 3rd ward Valley Chapel and August 30, 2025 at 10am at South Royalton, VT Dairy Hill Chapel. There will be no calling hours. Private interment of ashes will take place in Norton, VT. The family wishes to thank St. George Regional Hospital, Advanced Healthcare, Coral Desert Rehab, Summit Hospice, Santa Clara 3rd Ward, South Royalton Ward, and Saint Bernard’s Cemetery, and Serenity Funeral Home and Cremation Center of Southern Utah. Those wishing to send online condolences may do so at: www.serenitystg.com.

Annette Marie Simone Brousseau

February 2, 1941 - July 4, 2025