Obituary Record

Amy Charlotte (Anderson) Jensen
Died on 10/11/1963
Buried in Blair Cemetery

MRS. ED A. JENSEN BURIED MONDAY

Mrs. Ed A. Jensen passed away suddenly at her home Friday morning October 11th.

Amy Charlotte Anderson was born May 4, 1884 in the Rose Hill neighborhood northwest of Blair. Her parents were Peter and Sophia Charlotte Anderson. On April 20, 1904 she was married to Edward A. Jensen. In 1954 they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary.

They were the parents of four children: Earl A. Jensen, Mrs. J. Hilton Rhoades (Lucille), Stanley M. Jensen all of Blair and Mrs. Wm. L. Elwell (Alice) of Garden Grove, California. All survive their parents. Mr. Jensen died on May 20, 1959. Other survivors are her brother Carl G. Anderson of Chicago and a sister, Mrs. Walter Nielsen (Maude) of Blair and five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Blair, the Order of Eastern Star and the Rebekah Lodge.

Funeral services were held October 14th (today) at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Gilbert Reiland officiating. Rev. C.N. Sutton was soloist. The Bendorf Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements with burial in the Blair Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Howard Kubie, Merton Jensen, Gordon Kempcke, John Voss, Alton Jensen and Darrell Ferguson.

Printed in the Washington County Pilot-Tribune on 10/14/1963


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