Jennifer Mary Gellé
October 31, 1954 – July 20, 2012
Jennifer Mary Gellé, who passed away at age 57 from complications of ALS on July 20th will be remembered with a celebration of her life on August 11, 2012 from 1 to 3PM at the Suquamish Community Congregational United Church, 18732 Division Avenue NE, Suquamish, WA.
Jennifer was born October 31, 1954 in La Jolla, CA to Dr. Robert E. and Patricia Lewis (Mack). She graduated from Clairemont High School Class of ’72 in San Diego, CA. In 1974 after moving to Mammoth Lakes, CA, she married Steven Sites. Their son, Andrew was born in 1977. Jennifer married Justin Gellé, her husband of 31 years in 1982. Their daughters Nicole and Gisele were born in 1984 and 1987 respectively.
Jennifer’s careers were varied and artistic. A gifted seamstress, she created costumes for Seattle Ballet productions during her tenure with the Ballet. She owned and operated a housekeeping service in Seattle before the family moved to Bainbridge Island in 1987, where she continued her business for many years before becoming a real estate administration professional. She worked at Windermere Bainbridge Island for five years before signing on as the office manager with Windermere Kingston when she and Justin moved to Suquamish in 2006. In addition, she made and sold her own line of baby clothing and blankets, “Baby Kryptonite”.
Jennifer will be remembered for her fun loving, gentle ways. She always had a ready ear, steady hand, a kind or witty word and an amazingly generous spirit. She had great patience and compassion and was always ready to lend a hand to anyone who asked. Jennifer loved and excelled at sports, skiing, hiking, dancing and playing frisbee. She also loved her Halloween birthday, decorating and costuming with great flair and enthusiasm for tricks and treats. Her immense creativity was evident in her artwork, flower arrangements, clothing design, family and professional life. Her peaceful spirit could calm crying babies, barking dogs, naughty children, and cranky adults. Jennifer lived a gentle, spirited, creative, inspirational and loving life and will be missed by all who knew her.
Jennifer is survived by her husband, Justin, of the family home in Suquamish; her son and daughter-in-law Andrew and Annabelle Sites, of San Diego, CA; her daughter Nicole Gellé, Nicole’s finacee Jake Eldredge; and her daughter Gisele Gellé all of Suquamish as well as her grandchildren Mila and River Sites of San Diego, CA. Jennifer was preceded in death by her father Robert and leaves her siblings, Charlene (Jim) Holmes of Suquamish, Robert E. Lewis, Jr. of Paso Robles, CA, Marta Lewis of San Diego, CA, James (Carrie) Lewis of Newport, Or, Valerie (Peter) Uzunov of Mt. Vernon, WA and sister-in-law Julie Gant of Seattle, WA. She also leaves beloved nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles as well as legions of friends, colleagues and loved ones.
Please consider a donation in her memory to Jennifer’s favorite charitable organization, Kingston ShareNet, 26061 United Road NE, Kingston, WA 98346.
“Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.” – Dr. Seuss
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