Jennifer A. “Jenna” Fontaine, 77, of Southport, N.C., passed away Saturday, August 30, 2025.
Born April 6, 1948, in Southborough, Mass., she was a daughter of Roy and Phyllis Chenard. Jenna graduated from North Adams State College and earned her master’s degree from Boston College. She taught at Perkins School for the Blind in Boston and the Overbrook School for the Blind in Philadelphia. She was a member of the Southport Board of Zoning Adjustment. She was also Southport chair of the Precinct 1 Democratic Party.
She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Arthur Joseph “Arde” Fontaine; a daughter, Buffy Constantine, and her husband, Shane; a son, Marc Fontaine, and his wife, Lauralee Dowd; her brothers-in-law, Jack Fontaine and his wife, Eileen, and Daniel Russell; and her granddaughter, Brooke Hughes, and her husband, Austin. She is also survived by her great-granddaughter, Ava Hughes; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her sister, Renee Russell.
Services are pending and will be announced soon. Memorial donations may be made in Jenna’s name to Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina and New Hope Clinic. Online condolences may be made at Peacock, Newnam & White Funeral and Cremation Service, Southport, N.C., peacocknewnamwhite.com.
This article appears in Sep 10-16 2025.