Grant Lamont Jensen (1904-2005) - Find a Grave Memorial

Grant Lamont Jensen

Birth

21 Dec 1904

Kilgore, Clark County, Idaho, USA

Death

11 Apr 2005 (aged 100)

Sedro-Woolley, Skagit County, Washington, USA

Burial

Union Cemetery

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Grant Lamont Jensen, a resident of Sedro-Woolley for the past 60 years, passed away on Monday, April 11, 2005 at the Life Care Center of Skagit Valley in Sedro-Woolley, WA, at the age of 100 years.

He was born December 21, 1904 in Kilgore, Idaho, the 7th of 14 children of Chris and Anna Kelson Jensen. Grant grew up in the Kilgore, Idaho area, where he attended school.

He began his working career as a janitor for a one-room school in Kilgore, ID. He later worked as a mail carrier, was a wagon master and drove a three team wagon from Idaho to Nevada. He worked in the California gold mines and later in the Carson City, NV silver mines and trucked ore over Donner Pass to Sacramento. He worked as a ranch manager and ranch wrangler for a dude ranch in CA, also dealt blackjack in Reno, and later worked as a car salesman.

Grant eventually moved to the Sedro-Woolley area, working for the Lone Star Cement Plant in Concrete as a burner, finally retiring after 20 years of service.

After retirement, Grant enjoyed traveling with his trailer, especially to Arizona. He married Katherine Anderson on April 14, 1989 in Sedro-Woolley and they enjoyed dancing at the Hillcrest Lodge in Mount Vernon. He also enjoyed carpentry work and was a member of the Elks.

Grant had just celebrated his 100th birthday last December and he was able to share this event with many relatives and friends.

He is survived by his wife, Katherine Jensen, of Sedro-Woolley; three daughters: Betty Boyack, of Boise, ID, Norma Jean Ekwortzel, of Shepard, MT, and Tana McKee, of Elk Grove, CA; stepson, Edward Anderson, of Eagle River, AK; two stepdaughters: Jacqueline Faupel and Sally Johnson, both of Burlington; numerous stepgreat-grandchildren; a special nephew, Darrell (Peg) Nickson, of Roseburg, OR; a special niece, Beverly (John) Andriash, of Canada; and numerous other nieces and nephews.

A private family service will be held at a later date. Memorials are suggested to a charity of your choice.

Arrangements and cremation under the care of Lemley Chapel, Sedro-Woolley.