Jennifer Mae Northrup

Jennifer Mae Northrup obituary, Litchfield, MI

Jennifer Mae Northrup

Jennifer Northrup Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by VanHorn-Eagle Funeral Home - Hillsdale on Jul. 21, 2025.

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Jennifer Mae Northrup, age 46, of Hillsdale, passed away Saturday, July 19, 2025, at Beacon Hospital in Kalamazoo after a brief battle with cancer. She was born May 22, 1979, in Montpelier, Ohio, to Larry and Roberta (Dennis) Wagner. Jenn married Rob Northrup on July 23, 2022, and he survives.
Jenn graduated from Hillsdale Community Schools. For nearly 25 years, she was a compassionate caregiver and home manager for Christ Centered Homes of Jackson. Jenn dearly loved the time she spent with her family and friends, whether it was hosting holiday dinners, going to cookouts, and camping. She also loved her fur babies, especially her cats.
Survivors include three children, Bobbie Hasch of Reading, Erica Wagner of Hillsdale, and Logan Hasch of Hillsdale; two stepchildren, Montana Northrup of Osseo, and Donavan Smith of Coldwater; three sisters, Jackie Gary of Reading, Andrea Jones of North Carolina, and Alisha Garza of Wauseon, Ohio; two brothers, Shannon Prasser of Tennessee, and Scott Wagner of Pioneer, Ohio; and numerous other children who thought of Jenn as their mom.
Jenn was preceded in death by her parents.
A visitation for Jennifer Northrup will be held Thursday, July 24, 2025, from 5:00-8:00 PM at the VanHorn-Eagle Funeral Home in Hillsdale. Cremation will take place following the services.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the family to assist with the final expenses, c/o VanHorn-Eagle Funeral Home.
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