03/02/2026
A century of life. A lifetime of stories. A heart full of love. Today, we celebrate Jenny Lazette turning 100 years old! 🎂
Jenny was born in Monroe, MI March 2, 1926. She was the only girl of four children born to Henry, a La-Z-Boy Supervisor and Emma, a homemaker. As a young girl Jenny loved swimming in the summer and ice skating in the winter. When not doing either of those she would fill her free time with sewing. Jenny also has many fond memories of camping as a family in the summertime. The family attended the Catholic Church and so Jenny attended Catholic schools and eventually graduating from St. Mary’s Academy. Jenny loved school and aspired to become a nun. She really enjoyed working at the church and helping the nuns.
However, God’s plans often differ from our own. Just a few months shy of entering a novitiate, life changed. Jenny was age sixteen when a young man named Kenny Lazette came into the picture. Kenny came to get a job from Jenny’s father. Well, after spending time together and with their parents’ blessing, they decided to marry. Jenny says that Kenny was just too much to say no to. So, that finished the plans to become a nun. They married in St Michael’s Catholic Church in 1945 when they were both nineteen years old. While in school Jenny worked at Kreski’s Dime Store and NABISCO. After marriage Jenny worked as a bank teller. When they started to be blessed with children Jenny became a homemaker. Altogether they had three children, Larry, Kenny, and Kevin.
In 1958 It was getting difficult for Kenny Sr to find consistent work. So, it was decided that the family would move to Southern California. What a change that was for the family! Unfortunately, there was no need for ice skates or hockey gear. As the years passed, the children grew and eventually blessed them with ten grandchildren and thirty-two great-grandchildren.
Jenny loves doing puzzles, playing card games, painting, having a cup of coffee, watching Lucielle Ball, and listening to big band music. Over the years Jenny has traveled to Niagara Falls, Colorado and gone on an Alaskan Cruise. Jenny always likes to smile and laugh, which often happens if she sees animals; but most often when she is with her family, especially her grandchildren.
