49. Same age my sister was. Different story maybe, don't know the details, but seeing it again still gets me. Thinking of her husband and those three kids tonight.
Their story
Lauren Michelle Tester was born on November 28, 1976, and died at home on October 26, 2026, at the age of 49. Unlike most people profiled on this site, Lauren Tester was not a public figure in the conventional sense: she did not hold public office, build a media career,…
Lauren Michelle Tester was born on November 28, 1976, and died at home on October 26, 2026, at the age of 49. Unlike most people profiled on this site, Lauren Tester was not a public figure in the conventional sense: she did not hold public office, build a media career, or appear in national reporting. She was, by all available accounts, a private woman from the Medina and Parma area of Ohio, known within her family and community rather than to the wider public, and this page reflects that reality rather than inventing a public profile she did not have.
What is documented about her life comes from a funeral home obituary notice rather than from journalism or an encyclopedia entry. According to that notice, she was married to Tate Tester, and the couple appear to have wed in November 2024 near Spencer, Ohio. She was a mother to three children, named in the notice as Blake, Aidan, and Maggie, and a sister to Michelle, Jennifer, and Sarah. She was also described as a devoted stepdaughter to Gayle Wellman. Beyond these family details, no biography, career history, awards, or public statements attributed to her have been found in searchable records.
Because there is no Wikipedia article, no Wikidata occupation record, and no news coverage of her life or work, this page cannot responsibly describe her as famous for any particular achievement, profession, or public role. People Forever exists to document public figures accurately, and in cases like this one, where a search engine or social sharing has brought a name to wide attention without the person actually having had a public career, the honest and respectful course is to say so plainly rather than to manufacture significance that the record does not support.
Lauren Michelle Tester died on Monday, October 26, 2026. Funeral home records indicate she passed away at home. No cause of death has been made public, and no reputable source has reported one. A visitation and funeral service were scheduled to be held on October 31, 2026, at Cornerstone Chapel in Medina, Ohio.
This page will be updated if additional, verifiable information about Lauren Michelle Tester's life becomes available through reputable sources. Readers who knew her personally may find more detailed tributes through her family's chosen funeral home obituary page rather than through general news coverage, since none has been published.
Biography adapted from News reports and the sources cited on this page; death reported by Medina Gazette.

Sorry about your sister. This is a hard age to lose anyone.