Jennie Caroline Westlund
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Jennie Caroline Westlund was born on October 18, 1960 to Joy and John. John passed when Jennie and her brother, Monte, were very young. In 1967 when Joy married Vince "Val" Lindborg he became her Dad. Val's children Lance, Link and LeSanne made up the rest of the family. They grew up on Getchell Hill and went to schools in Marysville. Later in life Jennie became a librarian, she loved books and to share her knowledge with others. She was an excellent photographer capturing the beauty she found in nature as well as the people and places that she loved. Jennie married Simon Thorn in 1999 where they lived in their home in Burien. She loved to travel and on their trips she and Simon explored many places all over the world as well as the United States. After Val's passing in 2013 they often brought Joy along with them on their excursions. Jennie was loving, kind, and without fail remembered to celebrate her family and friends. She was courageous and determined and always up for an adventure. She is preceded in death by her mother Joy and her Dad Val. She is survived by her husband Simon Thorn, brothers Monte Westlund, Lance Lindborg, Link Lindborg, and sister, LeSanne Lindborg as well as her Aunts Jewell and Barbara, her Uncle Nick, her nieces and nephew, and grandnieces and nephew.
Her friends and family will miss her genuine and wonderful presence in their lives.
A celebration of her life will be held at Schaefer Shipman Funeral home in Marysville at 2 pm. In lieu of flowers, please consider a gift to the cause of your choice.