Verla Tracy Jensen Obituary (1927 - 2003)

TOGETHER AGAIN ROY - Our Loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, Sister and Friend, age 75, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, July 20, 2003 at McKay Dee Hospital from unknown causes. She was born on October 21, 1927 in Yost, Utah, a daughter of Abraham and Clara Emma Tracy. Verla was raised in Yost and Brigham City, Utah, graduating from Box Elder High School in 1945. On June 10, 1949 she married Donald Ray Jensen for time and all eternity in the Logan LDS Temple. Together they moved to Roy, Utah to raise their family and resided there for 26 years. In 1986 they moved to Ogden, Utah. After her beloved husband passed away on April 5, 1995, she then returned to Roy, Utah and lived there until her passing. Verla worked for the Mountain States Telephone Company in Brigham City, as a telephone operator, for several years. She was a member of the LDS Church where she held many positions in the Sunday School, Young Womens, and Nursery. She was a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. She was a great football fan, enjoyed watching her boys play football in little league and high school. She was a devoted fan of the Utah Jazz. She loved working in her flower gardens, doing genealogy on her computer and many crafts. Her greatest love was spending time with her family and grandchildren. Her greatest gifts to her family were her unconditional love and perfect example of a devoted mother and grandmother. She will be greatly missed by her loving children: sons, Michael Ray, Ogden; Chris Tracy (Linda), Sandy; twins, Myron Lee (Shellene), Ogden; Byron Kay, Clinton; and twin daughters, Judy (Doug) Ganz and Jody (Mitch) Brown, both of Roy; grandsons, Lance Jensen, Tyler Jensen, Quinn Ganz, Riley Brown, granddaughters, Tori Jensen, Brandelee (Jackie) Aycock, Makinna and Ashton Jensen, Hollie Jensen, and Jessica Ganz, great-grandsons, Logan Jensen and Kaleb Aycock, brother, Merlin A. (Deanna) Tracy, Centerville; sisters, Melva (Dee) Kunzler, Park Valley; Anita (Dean) Kelson, Layton; Darlene (Larry) Pickering, Sandy. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents and a special grandson Austin Jensen. We are so thankful for the special love and care that her granddaughter and husband, Brande and Jackie, gave to her until her passing. VisitationMyers Mortuary - Roy 5865 South 1900 West Roy, UT 84067 July 25, 2003 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM ServiceMyers Mortuary of Roy 5865 South 1900 West Roy, UT 84067 July 26, 2003 10:00 AM CemeteryMemorial Gardens of the Wasatch 1718 Combe Rd Ogden, UT 84403 July 26, 2003 12:30 PM