Jennie Hoopes Obituary (1957 – 2022) – Bakersfield, CA

JENNIE HOOPES (ne McFARLAND)

1957 – 2022

Named after her maternal grandmother, Jennie Lu was born in Bakersfield, CA to Allan Hale and Patricia Lee McFarland on August 19, 1957. She joined her more mature sister, Lucinda, and was followed by her young brother, Andrew. Tragically, their mom died of cancer at the younger age of 34 several years. Their father remarried and Jennie and her siblings have been adopted and co-raised by Cherie (McFarland) Aaron. Jennie remaining us considerably as well quickly at the age of 64 years on February 24, 2022, next her second valiant fight with most cancers when residing in Granite Bay, CA.

Despite losing her mother at only 6 years, Jennie skilled a abundant and thriving childhood increasing up in Bakersfield with substantially help from her speedy and prolonged family. As a youthful youngster she had heat reminiscences of camp outs in Sequoia with her grandparents, convening with the horses at Costerison Ranch and beach front holidays to Mexico in the family trailer. Nonetheless, her beloved family vacation reminiscences were being the yearly family treks to Carpinteria Seaside.

Jennie attended universities in Bakersfield and graduated from Highland Substantial University with honors. She was an excellent pupil and frequently experienced to be compelled absent from her reports to go exterior and participate in. She was active in keep track of and swimming and lots of college actions. A single summer months was put in dwelling with a family in Mulege, Baja California Sur which essential her to speak only Spanish. Just after significant college graduation she was selected to represent the Rotary as a foreign exchange scholar and used a person yr dwelling with a spouse and children in Denmark. Real to her mother nature, she excelled in her Danish school classes taught only in the Danish language.

Returning to the U.S., Jennie attended UC Irvine where she fulfilled her upcoming husband and soulmate, Dave Hoopes. They married in Bakersfield and she finished her BS in Accounting at UC Berkeley, Haas College of Organization and attended a Masters Tax software to turn out to be a CPA. On graduation Jennie was offered accounting positions by 7 of the Big 8 accounting companies at the time. In her profession she was a committed specialist, acknowledged for becoming highly skilled at her task. She has been a CPA for Ernst & Younger in San Francisco, Kenneth Leventhal & Co in Newport Beach front, a Tax Manager for Sweeney Kovar in Danville, a Director for CLA in Roseville and a assortment of other accounting and finance positions in Sacramento and the Bay Area. She also founded and operated her possess CPA organization in Orange County for 4 many years. Volunteer things to do involved board positions on the Tri Valley and South Placer Estate Arranging Councils and as a mentor for the American Corporate Companions to aid veterans.

Jennie and Dave ended up married for 42 wonderful years and her husband was her largest supporter, both of those in her life and job. She was a loving and devoted mother to their two kids, John and Sarah. They cherished to journey when the option arose and manufactured a number of excursions to the east coastline, Sedona, Hawaii, Mexico, Nashville and the Caribbean. But Jennie’s capabilities as the spouse and children vacation organizer ended up appreciated by all. She continued the tradition of loved ones beach front holidays at Carpinteria, often ensuring that every person was provided. Her feeling of humor would light-weight up the place and she and her sister could giggle at the slightest provocation. Her finest pleasure has been expending time with her 1st grandson, Cooper. Jennie will normally be known as sweet, caring and resolute. The particular person you could constantly rely on and would by no means permit you down.

Jennie is predeceased by her dad and mom and her nephew, Aaron McFarland.

She is survived by her spouse, Dave Hoopes her youngsters, John (Lisa) and Sarah (Brian) grandson, Cooper adoptive mom, Cherie Aaron siblings, Lucinda Wasson (Larry) and Andrew McFarland (Holly) nephews and nieces, Laura Mollere, Patrick Wasson, Alec and Laike McFarland and her in-legal guidelines, J and Barbara Hill.

Her ashes will be scattered in a private family ceremony. Jennie, we love and miss you.

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