Jennifer Lynn Hardenbrook

With such great sadness we are announcing the departure of Jennifer "Jennie" Lynn Hardenbrook. Jennie passed away Monday, November 6, 2023 in Elizabethtown, Kentucky with her daughter, son in law and sisters by her side. Jennie fought a hard battle of brain cancer. She lost her husband James Hardenbrook in January of this year and to lose them both has been unimaginable.

Jennie is survived by her daughter Nicole Snipes, who cared for her during her illness along with her husband, Ron, whom we will be forever grateful to as they were wonderful caregivers. Jennie also leaves behind a grandson, Christopher Maurice, and his fiancé Cierra; who were extremely helpful in Jennie's care. Jennie is preceded in death by her husband and best friend: James Hardenbrook; she is also the daughter of the late Jimmy Fortino. She is survived by her mother, Jean Fortino, sister, Karen Covington, Louie Fortino (Karen), Liz Glass (David), Toni Mintz ( Ron), Sandra Gorman (John), and her sister in laws: Cynthia

Hardenbrook (Dave), Martha Jean Hardenbrook (Carl), and by many nieces, great nieces, nephews, and great nephews.

Jennifer graduated from Gilroy High School and started her journey in life. She met the love of her life at Avantek In Santa Clara. They had a bond that only few share in this lifetime. Jennie was a Christian woman and so was her husband. They loved serving the Lord and always helped others especially in their community. Jennie was an accomplished woman. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Kent State University with a BA degree in journalism. She ran her own business: Jenny's Jams and earned a gold medal for her apple butter. She wrote and published a book entitled: "Jenny, Jim and Jack." She had an amazing life. She was a wonderful woman. She was an amazing wife, mother, grandmother, sister and most of all friend.

We will all miss her so much. We were a very close knit family and losing one of our own is very difficult. It also comforts us, knowing that she rests with the Lord, our dad and with her Husband.

Yes, another link in the chain has been broken but it will be linked together again…

We will celebrate Jennifer's Life in the summer of 2024.

Published in Gilroy Dispatch · November 28, 2023