Mary Katherine Jensen
September 08, 1921 - May 31, 2017
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Mary Katherine Jensen
September 08, 1921 - May 31, 2017
Obituary
Mary K. Jensen, age 95, passed away in Vancouver, WA on May 31, 2017. She was born in Oklahoma City, OK on September 8, 1921 to Claude and Mabel Taliaferro. Mary graduated from Wichita Falls High School, Wichita Falls, TX. In 1941 Mary moved to Los Angeles, CA
She married Gerhardt Jensen January 11, 1942, and they were married for 58 years.
Mary moved to Vancouver, WA in 1993 to be closer her to family. She belonged to
the Battle Ground United Methodist Church, Battle Ground, WA.
In addition to being a homemaker, Mary worked in the Los Angeles schools as a
cafeteria manager and a textbook clerk.
Her pastimes were sewing, quilting, and cooking. She was known for her candy
making skills.
Mary was preceded in death by her husband and her daughter, Donna Gibo.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Joyce and Hal Belcher of Battle
Ground, Washington; her grandsons, Steven Belcher of Plano, TX, and Jeffrey
Belcher of West Linn, OR; her granddaughters, Michelle Barton of Toronto, and
Jennifer Gibo of Paris, TX; and her nine great grandchildren.
Donations may be made to your local Hospice.
Graveside Service
- Date & Time: June 8, 2017 (12:00 AM)
- Venue: Enterprise Cemetery
- Location: 7041 Vista Drive Ferndale, WA 98248 - (Get Directions)
Reception
- Date & Time: June 8, 2017 (12:00 AM)
- Venue: Ferndale Moles
- Location: 2039 Main Street Ferndale, WA 98248 - (Get Directions)
- Phone Number: (360) 38-4-1391
3 responses to Mary Katherine Jensen
Donald and Patricia Bishop says:
May 31, 2017
We will miss her greatly. She opened her heart and spirit to us and we’ll miss her keen wit, the stories she told about the good old days, and learning about the ancestry of the family.
Terry Mitchell says:
May 31, 2017
So sorry for your loss I will miss Aunt Mary and our discussions we used to have.
Margaret Tolliver says:
May 31, 2017
I felt saddened to hear about Aunt Mary’s passing away. Aunt Mary always opened her door for me and my parents and prepared a meal for us. She sent me a Christmas card every year. I admired how she cared for Uncle Gerry all those years. She was a remarkable woman and I’ll miss her.
Margaret Tolliver