Jenifer Lyn Page Jones

Our beautiful sister, mother, wife and daughter, Jenifer Lyn Page Jones, passed away on November 1, 2023, at her home in Tooele, Utah, after waging a brave battle with cancer. Her legacy will be the genuine love, concern and kindness she demonstrated toward everyone she knew and her brilliant smile that projected that love. She was eternally optimistic and perpetually positive, refusing to see anything but the best in people. Her friends and family all know they were her greatest treasures and she was their biggest fan.

Born on October 28, 1966 in Salt Lake City, Utah to June and Robert Page, she was the first of their ten children and grew to accept and excel in all the responsibilities that came with that role. She was an amazing “little big sister” and a model of boundless love. She considered her siblings her best friends and treated them like it. She was raised in Salt Lake City, with the exception of a few years in Santa Monica, California when she was very young. She attended Libbie Edward elementary school, Evergreen Jr High and Olympus High School, where she met some of her best, lifelong friends. She also briefly attended and worked at the University of Utah. Jen was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her faith was a sustaining force throughout her life and a great comfort at the end.

Jen’s love and concern for others, particularly youth, seemed to guide her path through life. She served as a counselor, using the nickname “Jazzy”, at Oakcrest girls camp in Utah. She relocated to work as a nanny, first for a family in Connecticut, then for one in California. She adored the kids in her care and kept in touch with them long after she moved on. From these employers, who happened to be attorneys, she gained an appreciation and respect for Law. This led her into her later career as a legal clerk and paralegal at various law firms, most notably Just Law in Millcreek, Utah, where she worked for many years and was treated like family.

While living in Chico, California, in the days before online dating apps, Jen posted a personal ad in the local paper, which drew the attention of a handsome gentleman named Charles. They dated, fell in love, moved together back to Utah, then eloped in Las Vegas on October 4, 1997. Their only child, Rennan, arrived in 2004, several weeks early, and spent time in the NICU at the University of Utah Hospital. Jen would forever be grateful to the nurses and caretakers who helped get him home. She kept in touch with them and considered some of them her close friends. Charles and Rennan meant the world to Jen and were her greatest source of happiness. She was a devoted and loving mother and wife, reserving the very best of herself for her two boys, who adored and cared for her in good times and bad.

Jen was a lover of music, musicals, film and TV. Her favorite musical was Fiddler on the Roof, her first concert The Cure and her first album Duran Duran’s Rio. She also developed an appreciation for baseball—she had great memories of attending major league games and baseball movies were her favorites, particularly Field of Dreams. An incredible, self-taught seamstress, she worked at various fabric stores and was constantly using her sewing skills to create beautiful clothes for others, and especially their babies. She was an avid and amazing baker. She spent the night before most Thanksgivings at her parents’ home so she could wake up and be involved in all the meal preparations and she brought the most experimental and delicious dishes to family potlucks. She loved watching cooking shows, especially ones that involved exotic foods.

Developing and nurturing relationships made her truly happy. She would do anything for anybody. Jen approached the unknown with curiosity, not judgment, and when in doubt always erred on the side of kindness. Her email signature featured a favorite motivational quote, “Just show up. Be brave. Be kind. Rest. Try again.”, which illustrates well her compassion and kindness, to others and herself.

Jenifer is survived by her husband Rochester Charles Jones, son Rennan, parents Bob and June, and siblings Robert Page (Isabel), Stefanie Pohlsander (Gerdt), David Page (Caroline), Matthew Page (Annabelle), Adam Page (Vonda), Andrew Page (Jennifer), Ethan Page and Rachael Richardson. She is also survived by a large extended family of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins, all of whom she loved fiercely. She was preceded in death by her beloved sister Alison Bello (Clair).

In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the “Jenifer Page Jones Family Support Fund” GoFundMe account (https://www.gofundme.com/f/jennifer-page-jones) or directly to Charles via her brother’s Venmo (https://account.venmo.com/u/mattunderscorepage).

The services for the celebration of her life will be held on Friday, November 10 at 12:00 pm at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located at 1025 W Utah Ave, Tooele, UT 84074. There will be a visitation from 11:00 to 11:45 am prior to the services. Those who can’t attend may stream the service live at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/@tooeleutah26thward99