Garland Jensen
December 30, 1929 ~ October 30, 2011
Garland Jensen, 81, of Charles City formerly of Nashua passed away Sunday morning, October 30, 2011 at her home in Charles City.
Graveside services will be held 11 A.M. Saturday, November 5, 2011 at St. Michaels Cemetery in Nashua with Sr. Diana Blong officiating. Garland’s seven grandchildren will serve as Honorary Pallbearers, Paul Demro, Maura O’Brien, Dawn Lester, Jeff Mayer, Kari Olson, Abby Jensen and Mitch Jensen.
Friends may greet the family beginning at 10:00 a.m. Saturday at the Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home in Nashua.
Garland M. Jensen was born December 30, 1929 in Nashua, Iowa, the daughter of John B. and Elizabeth (Felton) Haag. She graduated from Nashua High School in 1948. She was united in Marriage to Donald S. Jensen on August 14,1948 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Nashua. To this union four children were born, Cindy, Becky, Kathy and Larry. Garland’s children were her pride and joy, she did everything to make them and Don happy. After all the children started school Garland went to work for her sister and brother-in-law at the Gambles Store in Nashua.
Garland was a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church. During the Big Four Fair, she and Don would run the kitchen for the fair stand, a job they enjoyed doing for many years. She enjoyed sewing, embroidery, cooking, baking and being outdoors. In 1999, they moved to Charles City, but never forgot their Nashua roots.
Garland is survived by her children; Cindy (Gary) Demro of Faribault, MN, Becky (Ken) Meyer of Mason City, Kathy (Doug) Mayer of Charles City and Larry (Lori) Jensen of Monticello; seven grandchildren, Paul Demro, Maura O”Brien, Dawn Lester, Jeff Mayer, Kari Olson, Abby Jensen and Mitch Jensen; three great grandchildren, William & Sophia Demro and Jemma Olson; one sister, Marian Hannemann of Nashua.
She was preceded by her husband, Donald on April 30, 2011; her parents; four sisters, Mary Jane Haag, Margaret Ransom, Susie Monroe and Christine Hvitved.
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The pain of losing someone you love can be overwhelming especially when it’s your mother; I too know that pain. May your family find comfort in knowing that our loving heavenly Father promises us that very soon he will ‘wipe out every tear from our eyes, and death will be no more’ because of the precious ransom sacrifice of his son Jesus. (Revelation 21:4) What a wonderful day that will be!