Obituary: Wills, Jennifer “Shea”
Age 42
Shea was born in Spokane on December 30, 1972.
She spent many years competing in gymnastics when she was younger, lettered in gymnastics at Greenacres Junior High School, took 3rd in State competition with Spokane Elite Gymnastics in 1985 and graduated from Mead High School in 1991.
She lived in Vancouver, Wa.
for a brief period after high school, then moved back to Liberty Lake.
Shortly after moving back, she started seeing the “boy next door” and long-time Liberty Lake resident, Marcus Wesche.
Shea graduated from ITT Technical Institute in 2002 with a degree in Information Technology and received Highest Honors with a perfect 4.0 GPA.
She worked as a producer/director for Fox 28, making commercials and promotional videos.
On August 28, 2004, Shea and Marcus were married on the inlet island at Liberty Lake.
On June 18, 2005 their daughter Jaelyn Shannon was born and on February 14, 2006 Marcus officially adopted Shea’s son Bailey, making their family complete.
Shea was an excellent and enthusiastic skier, both water-and snow-skiing.
She enjoyed camping and backpacking at Priest Lake, sunbathing at Liberty Lake with her friends, and watching USC games with her father and grandfather.
She was an avid reader and loved shopping with her daughter.
Shea was highly involved in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in Spokane, sitting on the board for seven years and helping to organize the annual Bailey’s Brigade car show to raise money for diabetes research.
She returned to school with intentions of studying Nursing and received her Associate degree from Spokane Community College in 2013.
With her family, Shea travelled to Hawaii, Mexico, Florida, and Disneyland.
In 2012 they did a “western National Parks tour” with the family dog in tow, visiting Marcus’ brother Dan in Flagstaff, Arizona, and his sister Shannon in Tucson, Az.
In 2013 the family visited Shea’s brother Tralen Doler in New York City for spring break.
In 2014, the family took a wonderful trip to Belize and were hoping to return there again.
Shea was a motivated spouse and mother and helped her husband Marcus with his business early on.
She loved gardening, and cared for her neighbor Marilyn for the last several years who had complications of a stroke.
Shea became a great cook and loved to try new recipes.
Shea lived life on her terms, but became interested in finding her spiritual side over the last several months of her life.
She was passionate as a caretaker of other people, and also loved her pets as family.
Shea is survived by her deeply saddened family, her husband Marcus Wesche and their children Bailey Wills (15) and Jaelyn Wesche (9); as well as her parents Robert and Jackie Wills; her grandmother June Wills; all residents of Liberty Lake; and by her brother Tralen Doler of NYC.
Also grieving this great loss are her sister-in-law, Shannon Wesche of Tucson, AZ; and brother and sister-in-law, Daniel and Maureen Wesche of Flagstaff, AZ; and her father-in-law Dr. David Wesche of Liberty Lake, Wa; numerous aunts and uncles; many nieces and nephews; and her half and step-brothers and sisters.
Shea was preceded in death by two step-brothers, Scott and Don Harkins; her beloved stepfather Bob Doler; her mother-in-law Jan Wesche; and her grandfather Robert Wills, Sr. A Celebration of her life will be held this Saturday February 28, 2015, 2:00pm at Saint Joseph Catholic Church, at 4521 N. Arden Road in Otis Orchards.
Donations in lieu of flowers can be made in Shea’s honor to JDRF.
Arrangements have been entrusted to: