Jenna Anne Ingalls

Jenna Anne Ingalls, 13, daughter of Christopher J. and Laurie A. (Brown) Ingalls of Eastern Avenue, Essex, died Monday August 13, 2018 in Bedford, NH from complications of CDKL5 disorder and Epilepsy.

Jenna was born in Beverly January 5, 2005, was raised in Essex and attended the Kevin O’Grady School in Beverly.

She was a special young woman who found great pleasure in neighborhood walks, playing on the swing, and spending time with her family by the pool which was a gift from the “Make A Wish Foundation.”  She enjoyed her school, her classmates and her special canine friends, Rosie and Lola.

In addition to her parents, Jenna leaves a brother, Christopher R. Ingalls of Essex, her grandmother, Michele Ingalls of Essex, her uncle, Richard Brown, Jr. and his wife Nancy of Beverly, and her aunts, Bethany Allen and her husband Joseph of Hamilton, Nancy Pierce Cardwell and her husband Brooks of Oxford, and Janice Brown and Marcia Shields both of North Reading. She will be greatly missed by all of her extended family and friends.

Her funeral service will be held 11 am Friday, August 17 in Spring Street Cemetery, Essex. Family and friends are respectfully welcomed. Visiting hours are Thursday 5 to 8 pm in the Whittier-Porter Funeral Home, 6 High Street, Ipswich. Memorial contributions in her name may be made to IFCR at www.cdkl5.com

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