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Belva JENSEN

Female 1913 - 1995  (82 years)


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  • Name Belva JENSEN 
    Birth 16 Feb 1913  Colman, Moody County, South Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 15 Oct 1995  Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, South Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Colman Cemetery, Colman Twp, Moody County, South Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Belva K. Sorensen, 82, of Dell Rapids died Sunday, Oct. 15, 1995 at the Dell Rapids Community Hospital.

      Belva Jensen was born on Feb. 16, 1913, at Colman, the daughter of Carl and Magdaline Jensen. She grew up in Colman and attended school there, graduating from Colman High School in 1931. She worked in Dell Rapids until she married Elmo Sorensen on Sept. 12, 1935, in Colman. They made their home on a farm near Colman all of their married life. Mr. Sorensen passed away in 1971. In 1973 Belva moved to Dell Rapids and had worked at the Odd Fellows Nursing Home for 19 years.

      Belva was a member of the Methodist Church in Dell Rapids and the Rebekah Lodge.

      She was preceded in death by one grandson and her parents.

      Grateful for having shared her life are her son, Ron and his wife Betty of Brookings; her daughter, Mrs. Sharlene Price of Portland, Ore.; her four grandchildren and six great grandchildren; and her sister, Mrs. Pearl Crowder of Casa Grande, Ariz.

      The funeral service for Belva will be on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 1995, at 2 p.m. in the Methodist Church in Dell Rapids. Internment will be in the Colman Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 16, 1994, at Kahler Funeral Home.

      Rev. Darrell Leach officiated at the service. Sandi Sittig was the organist and David Stenberg was the soloist. Eugene Witte, Dean Larsen, Harold Anderson, Bob Reiff, Lauren Christensen and Bob Stenberg served as casket bearers.
    Person ID I19151  Don Carlson's Tree
    Last Modified 9 Feb 2012 

    Family Elmo SORENSEN,   b. 1913, South Dakota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1971 (Age 58 years) 
    Marriage 12 Sep 1935  Colman, Moody County, South Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F13884  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Jun 2012