Jean A. Lepore, 78, of Hurley, died Saturday, April 28, 2012, at home, after a ten year battle with ovarian cancer.      She was born Sept. 1, 1933, in Bessemer, Mich., daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Dell'Acqua) Michela, and graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in 1951. She attended the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minn. and graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing in 1955 and was a Certified Public Health Nurse. She worked as a school nurse in the Bessemer Area Schools from 1955-1960 and later for Iron County Nursing Service for 17 years.      Jean was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Hurley, St. Ann's Catholic Church, Saxon, the Hurley Lionettes, and the Iron County Cancer Society.  She served two terms on the Board of Directors of the College of St. Scholastica Alumni Association and received the St. Scholastica Sister Timothy Kirby Benedictine Spirit Award.      She was a very loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother who always put others' needs before her own.        Jean married Dr. Theodore Lepore on Aug. 23, 1958, at St. Sebastian Catholic Church in Bessemer. He survives.      Also surviving are three daughters, Anna (Chuck) Hockenbery, Onalaska, Jeanne Christiansen, West Salem, and Lisa (Brad) Ekman, Saxon; five grandchildren, Steven and James Christiansen, Dana Wilder, and Jill and Adam Hockenbery; three great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Lorraine Michela; many nieces and nephews; and good friends, Therese Kitzman and Dorothy Harma.      Besides her parents, Jean was preceded in death by two brothers, Lawrence and Domenic Michela; sisters-in-law, Genevieve Michela, Rita Lepore, and Frances Tomasso; brothers-in-law, Ralph Lepore and John Tomasso; nephews, Joseph and Charles Michela and William Serritella; niece, Sandra Cascella; and special friend, Gretchen Erspamer.      A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday, May 1, at 11 a.m., preceded by visitation at 9:30 a.m., at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hurley, with the Rev. Frank Kordek OFM, celebrant.      Rite of Committal will take place at the church, with luncheon to follow in the parish hall.      Private interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery, Bessemer.      Pallbearers will be Kyle, Scott and Ryan Michela, James Fredrickson, and Peter and Paul Sturgul.      In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Hope Animal Shelter or the American Cancer Society.      Jean's obituary can be viewed online and condolences given to her family at mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com .      Arrangements are entrusted to McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home, Inc., Ironwood.