Jennifer Rose Gerard

Jennifer Rose Gerard died unexpectedly at her home in Asheville, North Carolina on November 20, 2025. She was 45 years old. She grew up in Stowe, Vermont, graduated Stowe High School in 1998, attended Scherer Institute of Natural Healing in Santa Fe, New Mexico, received her B.A. in communications from University of North Carolina in Asheville, and completed aesthetician specialty training at Buncombe Community College. An accomplished body work and aesthetics professional, she was dedicated to creating beauty and peace in the lives of others. Her deep abiding love for animals led her to volunteer at the Asheville Humane Society, Animal Haven of Asheville, and to foster pets in her home.

She was committed to helping unhoused persons not only by delivering blankets, sleeping bags, sweaters and food but also by getting to know them personally through conversation. 

She leaves behind countless friends in her beloved Asheville and other places. She is survived by her parents Sharon and Steve, her sister Melissa Volansky (Shap Smith Jr.), brother Andrew Volansky (Jennifer), and nieces/nephews Eli, Tucker, Mia, and Jaxson. 

There will be a celebration of Jennifer’s life at the French Broad Brewery in Asheville on Sunday, December 14 from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.

In lieu of flowers please consider donating to the Animal Haven of Asheville at  animalhavenofasheville.org  or the Salvation Army Center of Hope at  salvationarmyusa.org.