Grace Bunderson Jensen Obituary (1925 - 2007)

Grace Bunderson Jensen, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away February 11, 2007. She was born January 27, 1925 in Emery Utah to Leroy Victor Bunderson and Hessie Mae Lee. She married Clive L. Jensen in the Salt Lake Temple December 1, 1948. After graduating from South Emery High School in 1943 she attended Brigham Young University majoring in Elementary Education. Because of the teacher shortage caused by World War II, she was asked to accept a teaching position in the Emery County School District in 1945. After her marriage she attended Utah State Agricultural College (USU) with her husband and accepted a teaching contract with the Blackfoot, Idaho District. This was followed by positions again in Emery and Granite School Districts until she became a full time mother. She retired as a sales person from Deseret Book Co. after 17 years of service. She was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints all of her life. She held many positions in the auxiliary organizations and was involved in the name extraction program for over 20 years as well as doing family genealogy. The highlight of her service was serving as missionaries with her husband in the Denver, Colorado, the Washington D.C., and the Orlando, Florida Temples and as ordinance workers in the Saint George, Utah Temple. She will be remembered for her unpretentious work ethic and willingness to help others. She was dearly loved and will be deeply missed by her husband, children, 13 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. She has been a great example and strength from which to pattern our own lives. She is survived by her husband, her son Greg (Janice), and daughters Eraine, Lori (Gregory) Butler, and Leigh (Lane) Page, a brother Mac (Ruth) Bunderson, and sister Alice Truman. She is preceded in death by her parents and brothers Morris, Victor, and Rex Bunderson, sister Leila Black, and grandson Tyler Jensen. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007 at the Millcreek 2nd Ward, 4200 S 420 E, Salt Lake City. A viewing will be held Wednesday, February 14, 2007 from 6:00–8:00 pm at Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary, 4760 S State Street, and from 9:30-10:30 am prior to the services at the ward. Interment will follow at the Murray Cemetery. We would like to thank Dr Gary Griffin, Legacy House staff and especially the staff at The Residence of CareSource for the kindness and care they gave to Grace and our family during her final hours.