Vera A. Jensen

Vera A. Jensen, age 79, wife of Ret. Lt. Col. USAF John S. "Stan" Jensen, died Sunday, July 4, 2004 at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, with her family be her side. Mrs. Jensen was born in Ferrel, PA, a daughter of the late George and Teresa Notz Roknich. She was originally a resident of Hubbard, OH, then moved to Phoenix, AZ where she met and married her husband in 1945. In 1962 she and her husband were stationed at the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base where they built their permanent residence in Socastee. In 1977 after her husband retired from the military, Vera and her family moved back to Myrtle Beach where she was a real estate agent and broker for 10 years and office manager at Comprehensive Dentistry for the last 13 years. Throughtout her life Vera volunteered as a nurses aide at the various base hospitals where they were stationed. She also served on several committees to include Chairman of Teachers at Myrtle Beach Air Force Base Chapel, the Finance Council for St. James Catholic Church in Conway and was on the Board of Dirctors for St. James' Child Development Center. Mrs. Jensen was predeceased by a fourth son James Jensen, D.M.D. in 1991. Surviving in addition to her husband of 59 years of Socastee are four daughters, Cheryl Edgin of Colorado Springs, CO., Georgette Mayer of Key West, FL, Jo-Ann Caster of Atlanta, GA and Charla McHenry of Naples, FL; three sons, Ret. Lt. Col. USAF John S. Jensen, Jr. of Navarre Beach, FL, Peter Jensen of Seattle, WA, Ret. Commander USN Paul Jensen of Jacksonville, FL; twenty-two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. A Mass and memorial service will be held 10:00 AM Saturday from St. James Catholic Church with Father Richard Hunt, S.J. officiating. Goldfinch Funeral Home, Conway Chapel is in charge. In lieu of flowers, send donations to The Capital Improvement Fund, St. James Catholic Church, 1071 Academy Drive, Conway, SC 29526. The Jensen family hopes you will remember their wife and mother for her love of life, her quick wit and sense of humor, as well as her dedication and devotion to all who knew her. She is now our smiley face in the sky.

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Vera A. Jensen

July 4, 2004