Jessica N. Westmoreland (née Coggins), age 27, of Mentor, passed away Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at the Cleveland Clinic. She was born October 2, 1991 to David and Dawn Anne (Poludniak) Coggins in Painesville. On December 17, 2016, Jessica married the love-of-her-life, Patrick R. Westmoreland, at Oglebay Park in Wheeling, West Virginia.
A 2010 graduate of Geneva High School, Jessica completed a Bachelor’s Degree in biochemistry and molecular biology from Wittenberg University in 2014. She then earned her Doctor of Pharmacy from The Ohio State University in 2018. She enjoyed crafting, offering friends and family thoughtful and handmade greeting cards, as well as crocheting special and meaningful gifts for her family. Jessica liked the outdoors and hiked often with her dog, “Buckeye”. Most of all, she cherished her friends and family.
Jessica will be dearly missed by her husband, Patrick; her parents, David and Kathleen Coggins; her sister, Vickie (Matt) Maurer; nephews, Emerson and Spencer Maurer; grandfather, Donald Poludniak; mother and father-in law, Michael and Bonnie Westmoreland; brother-in-law, Barry (Amanda) Westmoreland; sister-in-law, Carolyn Westmoreland; and several aunts, uncles, and cousins. She was preceded in death by her mother, Dawn Anne Coggins; maternal grandmother, Jean Poludniak; and paternal grandparents, Edward and Sophia Coggins.
Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. on Sunday, September 8, 2019 at Behm Family Funeral Home, 175 S. Broadway in Geneva. A mass of the Christian Burial will take place 10 a.m. Monday, September 9, 2019 at Assumption Church, 594 W. Main Street in Geneva officiated by Fr. Daniel Finnerty. Burial will be 1 p.m. on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at Holly Memorial Gardens in Colerain, Ohio.
In lieu of flowers, please direct contributions, in Jessica’s name, to Reds4VEDS, an organization that helps those with vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Donations can be made online: www.reds4veds.org.
Online obituary and condolences may be viewed at www.behmfuneral.com