Jennifer Marie Van Leuven's Obituary
Mrs. Jennifer Van Leuven of Chula Vista, Calif., passed into glory this Wed., Sept. 14, 2016, at 10:15 a.m., while surrounded by her husband and children. She was 38 years old, and had endured two-and-a-half years of Stage IV colon cancer.Burial services will be held on Friday, September 23, at 11 a.m., at Greenwood Memorial Park, 4300 Imperial Avenue, in San Diego, Calif. Her husband will officiate. All are welcome to attend. There will be no viewing or funeral services beforehand.Originally from Ontario, N.Y., Mrs. Van Leuven’s immediate family she is survived by are her husband, Rev. Grant Van Leuven and their four children: Rachel Marie (13), Olivia Rose (11), Abraham David (8), and Isaac Van Leuven (3); her parents, Larry and Linda Hovey; and her brothers, Jonathan and Andrew Hovey.Mrs. Van Leuven earned her bachelor’s degree in early childhood development along with her associate’s degree in business administration at Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pa. She was a full-time homemaker and mother who homeschooled her four children, and a deeply involved wife with her husband’s ministerial work for the Puritan Evangelical Church of America in Paradise Hills, Calif.Mrs. Van Leuven was especially passionate about pregnancy care services, for which she served her college internship in Pennsylvania. She, with her family were very active in helping the East County Pregnancy Care Clinic develop financial resources to establish a satellite clinic in South East San Diego close to the church where she supported her husband in the ministry; that clinic recently secured a location and is slated to open by the end of this year.In lieu of flowers, please send memorial gifts in her honor to:San Diego Pregnancy Care Clinic 677 South Magnolia Avenue El Cajon, CA 92020 Please write “For. S.E. Clinic in Honor of Jennifer Van Leuven” in the memo line. For more information, see www.supportpcc.com/sdpcc/
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