ELSKEDE MATRONE
KALDET HJEM
Hele Joplin og det omkringliggende land blev overraskede og meget kede af det, da nyheden om døden af
Fru Peter Jensen blev bragt fra Havre, hvor hun døde på Sacred Heart hospitalet kl. 2:15
Mandag. A.M.Mrs.Jenaen havde ikke været ved godt helbred i nogen tid, da hun var blevet opereret for
blindtarmsbetændelse sidste efterår og en for nylig, som hendes venner og naboer havde forstået ikke var alvorlig, og
selvom hun ikke havde stået så godt ud som forventet og var meget syg et stykke tid bagefter, var det, at hun var
kom sig pænt, da den triste nyhed kom om, at hun ikke forventedes at leve.
Selv hendes egne børn var ikke klar over hendes alvorlige tilstand, og hendes død har været et stort chok for alle, der kendte hende.
Fru Jensen kom til Joplin med sin mand og familie i 1910. Hun var en venlig og kærlig mor, veninde og nabo;
godt, elsket af alle, der kendte hende, og hendes fravær vil kunne mærkes meget i nabolaget.
Mrs. Sophie Jensen (nee Peterson) blev født i Aalden, Minnesota i 1869, så hun var 56 år gammel på tidspunktet for sin død.
Hun blev gift med Peter Jensen, i 1897,28 siden. Der blev født ni børn i deres forening, hvoraf to er døde og syv
overleve moderen. Tre drenge og fire piger. Tjenesterne var smukke. Præsten Rygg holdt en rørende prædiken.
Sangene af koret var veloverførte og meget passende. "Nærmere min Gud til dig, efter at have været fru Jensens favorit
salme.
Kisten af ??en smuk rigt brokadet grå satin med sølvbeslag, blev skjult af de dejlige blomster, bestående af
af roser, nelliker, gladioler og mange andre, vævet ind med de fine hvide paniculata og fjeragtige bregner.
De blev banket fra gulvet højt over kisten og blev formet til emblemer, kranse og store buketter i én
smuk, herlig messe, der alle fortæller deres del af den triste, men smukke historie om de mange, mange venner og kære
som var så ivrige efter at udføre en sidste ritual for en, de havde haft så høj agtelse.
Damehjælpen, som fru Jensen havde været en trofast medarbejder i mange år tidligere, udvalgte seks æresbærere,
som marcherede bag de sørgende og var med til at udføre de sidste triste ritualer. Navnene på disse var: Mrs.Lewis
Bilden, Fru Nels Groven, Fru Simon Anderson.Mrs.M.P.Bakke. Mrs.L.G.Freeland og Mrs.Edd Anderson.
Bærerne var W.J.Hendricks, M.T.Buffington, Sherm Sorenson, SimonAnderson, Gilbert Thorso og A.B.Anderson.
LOVED MATRON
CALLED HOME
All Joplin and the surrounding country was surprised and greatly saddened when the news of the death of
Mrs.Peter Jensen was brought from Havre where she passed away in the Sacred Heart hospital at 2:15
Monday. A.M.Mrs.Jenaen had not been in good health for some time, having had an operation for
appendicitis last fall and one just recently which her friends and neighbors had understood was not a serious one and
altho she had not stood it as weli as had been expected and was very ill for a time afterward, it was that she was
recovering nicely, when the sad news arrived that she was not expected to live.
Even her own children were not aware of her serious condition and her death has been a great shock to all who knew her.
Mrs.Jensen came to Joplin with her husband and family in 1910. She was a kind and loving mother, friend, and neighbor;
well, beloved by all who knew her and her absence will be greatly felt in the neighborhood.
Mrs.Sophie Jensen (nee Peterson)was born at Aalden, Minnesota in 1869, so she was 56 years of age at the time of her death.
She was married to Peter Jensen, in 1897,28 ago. Nine children were born to their union, two of whom are dead and seven
survive the mother. Three boys and four girls. The services were beautiful. The Rev.Rygg delivered a touching sermon.
The songs by the choir were well-rendered and very appropriate. "Nearer My God to Thee'having been Mrs.Jensen's favorite
hymn.
The casket of a beautiful richly brocaded grey satin with silver mountings, was hidden from view by the lovely flowers, consisting
of roses, carnations, gladiolas and many others, woven in with the dainty white paniculata and feathery ferns.
They were banked from the floor high above the casket and were formed into emblems, wreaths, and large bouquets in one
gorgeous, glorious mass, all telling their part of the sad,but beautiful story of the many, many friends and loved ones
who were so anxious to perform some last rite for one they had held in so high esteem.
The Ladies Aid, of which Mrs. Jensen had been a faithful worker for many years past, selected six honorary pallbearers,
who marched behind the mourners and helped to perform the last sad rites. The names of these were: Mrs.Lewis
Bilden, Mrs. Nels Groven, Mrs.Simon Anderson.Mrs.M.P.Bakke. Mrs.L.G.Freeland, and Mrs.Edd Anderson.
The pallbearers were W.J.Hendricks, M.T.Buffington, Sherm Sorenson,SimonAnderson, Gilbert Thorso,and A.B.Anderson.
1869 - 1925 (56 years)
