Jessica L. “Jess” Ethridge

Jessica L. “Jess” Ethridge

TROUPSBURG – Jessica L. “Jess” Ethrdige, 37, of County Route 82, passed away unexpectedly Saturday evening (Feb. 1, 2020) at Noyes Memorial Hospital in Dansville, while giving birth to her infant son, Lee.

Born in Dansville on June 11, 1982, she was a daughter of the late John Kelpin and Julianne “Jewlz” Ethridge.

A former resident of Dansville, where she attended school, Jess has resided in Troupsburg for the past 21 years where she was a devoted homemaker to her family.

She loved both vegetable and flower gardening, and also enjoyed hunting and coloring.

Her family includes her loving fiancé, Todd Prutsman of Troupsburg; four children, Kristen Prutsman of Westfield, Pa., Kaitlyn Prutsman, Karley Prutsman and infant son, Lee Prutsman all of Troupsburg; also one sister, Laura Kelpin; as well as several aunts and cousins.

The Bishop & Johnson Funeral Home, Inc. in Hornell is honored to serve the family of Jessica L. Ethridge.

There will be an hour of calling from 5-6 p.m. Thursday (Feb. 6, 2020) at the Bishop & Johnson Funeral Home, Inc., 285 Main St., Hornell, where a funeral service will be held in her memory at 6 p.m. Thursday, with Pastor Adrian Essigmann officiating.

Online condolences or remembrances of Jess are welcomed on the Facebook page of Bishop & Johnson Funeral Home, Inc.