Jean passed away peacefully at Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill, MA after a long battle with leukemia. Jean was born in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada. She is survived by her husband Ronald L. Pitocchelli of Amesbury, MA and Delray Beach, FL; a son Chris Barber of Toronto, Canada; a step-son Ronald J. Pitocchelli and his wife Tracy of Methuen, MA, as well as many friends and family. She is predeceased by a daughter Barbara Jean. Jean enjoyed many of her new friends and family here in New England. She also enjoyed traveling with her husband. There will be no local services. A private family service will be held at a later date, when Jean will be laid to rest at Victoria Memorial Park in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. Donations can be made to Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Development Office, 116 Huntington Ave., 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02116 or Dana Farber Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284-9168