CHALHOUB, Rosalie Jean (McLaughlin), age 85, of Seminole FL, passed away Monday, May 11,
2020, at Suncoast Hospice, Pinellas Park, FL.
She was born March 15, 1935, in Niles, MI to Raymond W. and Audra E. (Everhart) McLaughlin.
Jean graduated from Niles HS in 1953 and attended the South Bend School of Business. She
worked for the Bendix Corporation in South Bend, IN until marrying Joseph T. Chalhoub on
July 6, 1957.
Jean and Joe lived in South Bend, IN, migrating to the DC/metro areas, eventually settling in the
Maryland City neighborhood in Laurel, MD in 1962. In addition to raising five children, Jean
worked outside the home at various bookkeeping/secretarial positions. She divided her time
between various school functions, intramural sports, the West Arundel swim meets, and she
sang in her church choir.
In the 1980s Jean and Joe built and moved into their dream home in Riva, MD where Jean
worked for the state in Annapolis. She also volunteered at near-by Historic London Town
Gardens. They downsized in 1997, moving to Edgewater, MD when Joe retired from the IRS,
becoming snowbirds dividing their time between MD and FL, eventually settling fulltime in
Seminole, FL in 2008.
Jean and Joe celebrated their 52nd anniversary of marriage before he preceded her in death on
January 5, 2010. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Kenneth McLaughlin in 1933 and
her sister, Evelyn Joyce Hughes in 2018.
Jean enjoyed the outdoors, feeding and watching birds, gardening, cooking, sewing, quilting,
and shopping. But most importantly, Jean enjoyed spending time with her family, and
especially spoiling her granddaughters. She was known for her quick-witted comebacks, played
a mean game of Scrabble, and was ruthless at Rummy.
Surviving family includes her five children: Kathy Chalhoub (Ed Weber) of Reisterstown, MD;
Brian (Leigh) Chalhoub of Chicago, IL; Tom Chalhoub (Elia Cashin) of Woodbridge, VA; Julie
(Michael) Drake of Seminole, FL; and Mary (Jay) Lloyd of Abingdon, MD; her five
granddaughters: Chelsea, Lauren, Megan, Jenna and Eryn; her beloved and faithful Scooby-Doo
companion, Sassy; one brother, Walter (Mary) McLaughlin of Niles, MI; one brother- and one
sister-in-law, Louis and Josephine (Chalhoub) Eby; six nephews: Brad, Jeffrey, Robert, Thomas,
Michael Mc., and Michael E.; and three nieces: Donna, Marianne, and Erin.
A public, online Zoom memorial service for Jean Chalhoub will be held at 11am on Saturday,
May 30 th , 2020 and a family Zoom memorial service to follow at 1pm, later that day. For
information on the Zoom services, please email jandjchalhoub@gmail.com
Jean's ashes will be placed with her husband at Calvary Catholic Cemetery at a later date, after
a brief committal service.
The family thanks the many devoted caregivers and nurses for their incredible love and
attention they provided to Jean over the years.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Rosalie Jean Chalhoub may be made to the
Michael J. Fox Foundation at https://www.michaeljfox.org