GROVETON – Jessica R. Riff, 43, of Dean Brook Drive, died Saturday evening, February 10, 2024, at the Wentworth-Douglas Hospital, Dover, NH, following recent health complications.
Jessica was born in Lancaster on May 20, 1980, the daughter of Philip I. Riff Sr. and Cynthia L. (Hand) Riff. She was raised in Lancaster and Vermont and was a graduate of White Mountain Regional High School.
For many years Jessica worked at the Mount Washington Hotel. She later became an LNA and was employed for several years at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster. She will be remembered by many for her heart of gold, always there to help others in need. Jessica loved her son Preston tremendously; she enjoyed raising him and spending time with him. She was also fond of her dog, Jaxon.
Surviving family include her longtime life partner Jeremy Burke of Groveton; her son Preston Santana-Riff of Groveton; her father, Philip of Lancaster; her maternal grandmother, Sandra Hand of Stratford; her sister Melissa Chase of Lancaster; and her Aunt Amy Gallagher of Southern NH. She was predeceased by her mother Cynthia, and a brother Philip “PJ” Riff Jr.
Services with burial in Summer Street Cemetery will be held at the convenience of the family.
To assist Jessica’s family with funeral expenses, donations may be made to Empathy Funding at
https://www.empathy-funding.com/469/283/Riff
.