Jennifer Walczyk
Aug. 16, 1979 – April 16, 2026
Jennifer Kathleen Walczyk, 46, of Sweet Home, passed away April 16, 2026.
She was born Aug. 16, 1979, to Debra Jean (Gruwell) and Terry Allen Walczyk in Anaheim, Calif.
The family moved to Sweet Home in 1988. Jennifer also lived in both Lebanon and Corvallis.
She was a homemaker, raising her six children. She was a devoted member of the Church of Christ and involved in Bible studies at Freedom Hill Church.
Jennifer liked to hunt for rock and geodes. She enjoyed art, wood burning and making jewelry. She collected dolphins and loved to garden and grow her own sunflowers.
She is survived by her children, Austin, Kayla, Suzie and Jaxon; stepsons Adrian and Aaron; her lifelong partner Jeff Smith; her mother, Debbe Walczyk, her siblings, Kristin Walczyk, Melissa Walczyk and Melissa Miller; two grandchildren; and lots of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father, Terry Walczyk (2020); and her grandparents.
A celebration of life will be at a later date.
Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.