Jennifer Roarke Lutz, of King William, Virginia, was born in Ithaca, New York, on December 28, 1959, and passed away June 24, 2025.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Wilma Roarke, and adoptive mother, Mabel Wixom Roarke.
She is survived by her beloved husband of 32 years, Thomas Lutz; children, Henry, Sam (Lily), and Emma Lutz; and grandchildren, Ezra, Elijah and Emery Lutz. She is also survived by siblings, Robert Wixom (John Hess), Virginia Shriner (Bill Raynor), Ted Wixom (Barbara) and Keith Erni (Deena), nieces, an aunt and several cousins.
Jennifer was blessed to have several families in addition to her immediate family – birth families, her adoptive family, her work family and church family. She was a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University with a degree in accounting, and climbed through her field, earning her CPA and thriving alongside the work family she loved at Hirschler Fleischer for 27 years, retiring in 2023.
She was a member of Colosse Baptist Church, where she served in various capacities over the years with the church family she loved, most recently as a Sunday school teacher of an adult class. Jennifer was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer in 2018. She was blessed with seven more years, during which she enjoyed traveling with Tom, and continued to work, garden, bake, go to the beach and spend time with her family.
A celebration of life will be held at Colosse Baptist Church, 23945 King William Rd, West Point, VA 23181, on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at 11 a.m. with a reception after.
Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to the Colosse Baptist Church building fund or debt reduction fund.
Her family thanks all who shared in her hope, grace and love over the years. Her gentle kindness and endless compassion touched more lives than will ever be known. She will be loved, missed and in our hearts forever.
