Obituary of Jennifer Lee Ellis
Jennifer Lee Ellis escaped this mortal realm on November 13th, 2021 at the age of 50. She passed peacefully at home with loved ones by her side. She did it on her own terms, as a last **** you to cancer.
Jennifer will be dearly missed by her best friend, John Wilson of Windsor, her mother, Marsha Ellis of Petrolia, her father, Danny Ellis of Wallaceburg, sisters Dawn (Paul) Stilwell of Petrolia and Lori (Rejean) Langevin of Highgate, nephews Eric (Lesley) Bence and Colin Bence, and niece Sarah (Nathan) Bushey, as well as freshly minted great-nephews, Jaxon and Calvin. She was recently predeceased by her fur baby, her dog, Jayce.
Jennifer grew up in the tiny hamlet of Dover Centre but ran off to pursue her dreams of post-secondary education to the big city of Windsor, where she has resided ever since. Following her stint at St. Clair College, she became a customs broker in 1991. She worked for Ambassador Brokerage for many years, followed by Buckland for the past 11 years, where she claimed to enjoy, in no particular order, doing paperwork and lording it over cross border truck drivers.
Jennifer was a collector of turtle paraphernalia and was an avid enthusiast of office supplies, especially pens. Turtles were a theme in her jewelry, body art and clothing, and at back-to-school time, pens on sale would make her swoon.
Jennifer was also a lifelong fan of punk rock, ‘being goth’ and was well known for wearing t-shirts with witty sayings on them. It all started with the one that read, “Your village called. Their idiot is missing.” Her oldest sister has called dibs on that one in order to carry on Jen’s t-shirt tradition.
Jennifer was well known for being a hard worker, a doting daughter, a trusted friend, a crazy kid sister and, at best, a mediocre cook. She would agree that she was the quintessential ‘undomesticated goddess’.
Following her wishes, there will be no funeral service. Although a traditional Viking funeral pyre was her preferred choice, due to Windsor bylaws, a boring cremation has taken place. A graveside ceremony at the family plot at Bethel Church near Chatham will take place at a later date, where she would like the song “Forever Young” by Blutengel played in her honour. A celebration of life is being planned for next year.
In lieu of flowers, Jennifer has asked that donations in her memory be made to the awesome folks at Windsor Hospice, who made her last days on this side of eternity more bearable.
Arrangements entrusted to Cremation Services of Windsor.
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