Mary E. Jensen

Mary E. Jensen

1943-2023

 

Cameron, Missouri- Mary Ellen Jensen, 79, of Cameron, departed to eternal heavenly rest on March 20, 2023 at the Cameron Nursing Center.

Mary Ellen, daughter of Richard “Dick” and Ruth (Manuel) Douthat, was born in Lincoln, Kansas on December 7, 1943.

She attended New Hampton Elementary and Pleasant Ridge Elementary then graduated from South Harrison High School, Class of 1961. She was very active in FHA, Booster Club, 4-H and National Honor Society. She took piano lessons all through her childhood. She worked at Edson’s Grocery in New Hampton and following graduation, married Wayne Coots in Bethany, Missouri. To this union three children were born. After they divorced she married Marvin Weaver in Princeton, Missouri. Upon his passing she married Kenneth Jensen on October 21, 2006.

Mary Ellen and Kenneth moved to Cameron in 2011 where they joined the Cameron United Methodist Church.

She was actively involved over the years in the church where she was a member of the United Methodist Women Group. Mary Ellen was a lifetime member of P.E.O. Chapter BK for over 60 years and served on the Arthritis Board of St. Joseph, Missouri.

She worked in secretarial services through the years and drove the OATS Bus in Bethany. At age 40 Mary Ellen received an Associates Degree in Nursing from Trenton Jr. College, working at numerous Home Health and Rehabilitation facilities until retiring.

She is preceded in death by her parents; and 2 brothers, Dale and Loren.

Survivors: husband of 17 years, Kenneth Jensen; son, Robert (Connie) Coots, Mooresville, Missouri; daughters, Brenda (Gary Dean) West, Pattonsburg, Missouri and Jeannie (Greg) Clapham, Cameron, Missouri; step-children, Marie (Mike) Klein, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Scott and Supa (Bee) Jensen, Vallejo, California; grandchildren, Lisa Leeper, Lori Coffey, Jody Elmore, Racheal Allen, Deborah Watson, Shelby Gard, Josh, Grace, and Olivia Klein, Linda, Mombay, Jakob and Daniel Jensen; and 15 great-grandchildren.

Services: 10:00 AM, Friday, March 24, 2023 at the Cameron United Methodist Church.

Visitation: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Thursday evening, March 23rd. at the church.

Burial in Graceland Memorial Cemetery, Cameron, Missouri.

Memorial Fund: Cameron United Methodist Church

Online condolences: www.polandthompson.com

Arrangements by Poland-Thompson Funeral Home, Cameron, MO.