Funeral services for Debra L. Jensen, 67, of Bath, SD, will be 10:30am, Friday, February 25, 2022 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, with Pastor Jeff Whillock officiating. Burial at Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, SD. Debra died Saturday, February 19, 2022, at Avera McKennan in Sioux Falls, SD.
Visitation will be 3:00-7:00pm, Thursday, with family present from 5:00-7:00pm, followed by a prayer service at 7:00pm at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 South Main Street.
Debra Lee Jensen, 67, of Bath, SD, passed away Saturday, February 19, 2022, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. It is with great sadness that the family announces Deb's sudden passing. Deb was surrounded by her family as she peacefully passed away.
Deb was born April 15, 1954, in Gettysburg, SD, to Lyle and Patricia Stoner. Deb and Greg Jensen were united in marriage on August 17, 1978, and soon after they began to build a life together in Groton, SD. They had two children, a daughter: Jenna Lee Jensen (Hansen), followed by a son: Justin Scott Jensen. Deb taught and lived in Groton, SD, until her retirement from public education in 2017. It was then that her and her husband Greg moved to Bath, SD.
Deb attended Gettysburg Public School where she was very involved in band and choir. Deb was very close with her grandparents, Harold (Red) and Edna (Peggy) Anderson, and spent a great deal of her childhood in Lebanon, SD. Following high school Deb graduated from Northern State University, and began her music teaching career in 1975. Deb taught in both the Hamlin and Mobridge school districts, later moving into the Groton Public School District in 1978. For 38 years Deb taught 5-12 band. Her bands and individual performers consistently earned superior ratings and had a woodwind player selected for All-State Band and/or Orchestra nearly every year of her career. She also directed the Groton show choir, Prismatic Sensations, consistently placing at competitions. In 2004 Deb was given statewide recognition by being named "Outstanding Bandmaster" by the South Dakota chapter of Phi Beta Mu, a national fraternity of band directors. Deb taught in Groton until her retirement in 2015, completing a 41 year teaching career. Deb devoted her life to the betterment of her students, school, and community. She was a true testament to what every educator hopes to achieve during their career.
Deb was an amazing wife and mother, and it was no surprise that she was an even better grandmother to Elliott and Emmett Hansen. She so enjoyed her family and the various family activities that consumed much of her time, such as: spending time at the lake, traveling, babysitting the grandkids, and attending many concerts and music events involving her family members.
Left to cherish her memory is her husband Greg Jensen; her children: Jenna (Kent) Hansen of Aberdeen, and Justin (Mackenzie) Jensen of Pierre; and her grandchildren Elliott and Emmett Hansen. Preceding Deb in death were her parents, Lyle & Patricia Stoner.
Deb will be deeply missed by her family, friends, and all who knew her. Her family would like to thank all of you for your support and friendship.
- Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home
Visitation will be 3:00-7:00pm, Thursday, with family present from 5:00-7:00pm, followed by a prayer service at 7:00pm at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 South Main Street.
Debra Lee Jensen, 67, of Bath, SD, passed away Saturday, February 19, 2022, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. It is with great sadness that the family announces Deb's sudden passing. Deb was surrounded by her family as she peacefully passed away.
Deb was born April 15, 1954, in Gettysburg, SD, to Lyle and Patricia Stoner. Deb and Greg Jensen were united in marriage on August 17, 1978, and soon after they began to build a life together in Groton, SD. They had two children, a daughter: Jenna Lee Jensen (Hansen), followed by a son: Justin Scott Jensen. Deb taught and lived in Groton, SD, until her retirement from public education in 2017. It was then that her and her husband Greg moved to Bath, SD.
Deb attended Gettysburg Public School where she was very involved in band and choir. Deb was very close with her grandparents, Harold (Red) and Edna (Peggy) Anderson, and spent a great deal of her childhood in Lebanon, SD. Following high school Deb graduated from Northern State University, and began her music teaching career in 1975. Deb taught in both the Hamlin and Mobridge school districts, later moving into the Groton Public School District in 1978. For 38 years Deb taught 5-12 band. Her bands and individual performers consistently earned superior ratings and had a woodwind player selected for All-State Band and/or Orchestra nearly every year of her career. She also directed the Groton show choir, Prismatic Sensations, consistently placing at competitions. In 2004 Deb was given statewide recognition by being named "Outstanding Bandmaster" by the South Dakota chapter of Phi Beta Mu, a national fraternity of band directors. Deb taught in Groton until her retirement in 2015, completing a 41 year teaching career. Deb devoted her life to the betterment of her students, school, and community. She was a true testament to what every educator hopes to achieve during their career.
Deb was an amazing wife and mother, and it was no surprise that she was an even better grandmother to Elliott and Emmett Hansen. She so enjoyed her family and the various family activities that consumed much of her time, such as: spending time at the lake, traveling, babysitting the grandkids, and attending many concerts and music events involving her family members.
Left to cherish her memory is her husband Greg Jensen; her children: Jenna (Kent) Hansen of Aberdeen, and Justin (Mackenzie) Jensen of Pierre; and her grandchildren Elliott and Emmett Hansen. Preceding Deb in death were her parents, Lyle & Patricia Stoner.
Deb will be deeply missed by her family, friends, and all who knew her. Her family would like to thank all of you for your support and friendship.
- Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home
Funeral services for Debra L. Jensen, 67, of Bath, SD, will be 10:30am, Friday, February 25, 2022 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, with Pastor Jeff Whillock officiating. Burial at Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, SD. Debra died Saturday, February 19, 2022, at Avera McKennan in Sioux Falls, SD.
Visitation will be 3:00-7:00pm, Thursday, with family present from 5:00-7:00pm, followed by a prayer service at 7:00pm at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 South Main Street.
Debra Lee Jensen, 67, of Bath, SD, passed away Saturday, February 19, 2022, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. It is with great sadness that the family announces Deb's sudden passing. Deb was surrounded by her family as she peacefully passed away.
Deb was born April 15, 1954, in Gettysburg, SD, to Lyle and Patricia Stoner. Deb and Greg Jensen were united in marriage on August 17, 1978, and soon after they began to build a life together in Groton, SD. They had two children, a daughter: Jenna Lee Jensen (Hansen), followed by a son: Justin Scott Jensen. Deb taught and lived in Groton, SD, until her retirement from public education in 2017. It was then that her and her husband Greg moved to Bath, SD.
Deb attended Gettysburg Public School where she was very involved in band and choir. Deb was very close with her grandparents, Harold (Red) and Edna (Peggy) Anderson, and spent a great deal of her childhood in Lebanon, SD. Following high school Deb graduated from Northern State University, and began her music teaching career in 1975. Deb taught in both the Hamlin and Mobridge school districts, later moving into the Groton Public School District in 1978. For 38 years Deb taught 5-12 band. Her bands and individual performers consistently earned superior ratings and had a woodwind player selected for All-State Band and/or Orchestra nearly every year of her career. She also directed the Groton show choir, Prismatic Sensations, consistently placing at competitions. In 2004 Deb was given statewide recognition by being named "Outstanding Bandmaster" by the South Dakota chapter of Phi Beta Mu, a national fraternity of band directors. Deb taught in Groton until her retirement in 2015, completing a 41 year teaching career. Deb devoted her life to the betterment of her students, school, and community. She was a true testament to what every educator hopes to achieve during their career.
Deb was an amazing wife and mother, and it was no surprise that she was an even better grandmother to Elliott and Emmett Hansen. She so enjoyed her family and the various family activities that consumed much of her time, such as: spending time at the lake, traveling, babysitting the grandkids, and attending many concerts and music events involving her family members.
Left to cherish her memory is her husband Greg Jensen; her children: Jenna (Kent) Hansen of Aberdeen, and Justin (Mackenzie) Jensen of Pierre; and her grandchildren Elliott and Emmett Hansen. Preceding Deb in death were her parents, Lyle & Patricia Stoner.
Deb will be deeply missed by her family, friends, and all who knew her. Her family would like to thank all of you for your support and friendship.
- Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home
Visitation will be 3:00-7:00pm, Thursday, with family present from 5:00-7:00pm, followed by a prayer service at 7:00pm at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 South Main Street.
Debra Lee Jensen, 67, of Bath, SD, passed away Saturday, February 19, 2022, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. It is with great sadness that the family announces Deb's sudden passing. Deb was surrounded by her family as she peacefully passed away.
Deb was born April 15, 1954, in Gettysburg, SD, to Lyle and Patricia Stoner. Deb and Greg Jensen were united in marriage on August 17, 1978, and soon after they began to build a life together in Groton, SD. They had two children, a daughter: Jenna Lee Jensen (Hansen), followed by a son: Justin Scott Jensen. Deb taught and lived in Groton, SD, until her retirement from public education in 2017. It was then that her and her husband Greg moved to Bath, SD.
Deb attended Gettysburg Public School where she was very involved in band and choir. Deb was very close with her grandparents, Harold (Red) and Edna (Peggy) Anderson, and spent a great deal of her childhood in Lebanon, SD. Following high school Deb graduated from Northern State University, and began her music teaching career in 1975. Deb taught in both the Hamlin and Mobridge school districts, later moving into the Groton Public School District in 1978. For 38 years Deb taught 5-12 band. Her bands and individual performers consistently earned superior ratings and had a woodwind player selected for All-State Band and/or Orchestra nearly every year of her career. She also directed the Groton show choir, Prismatic Sensations, consistently placing at competitions. In 2004 Deb was given statewide recognition by being named "Outstanding Bandmaster" by the South Dakota chapter of Phi Beta Mu, a national fraternity of band directors. Deb taught in Groton until her retirement in 2015, completing a 41 year teaching career. Deb devoted her life to the betterment of her students, school, and community. She was a true testament to what every educator hopes to achieve during their career.
Deb was an amazing wife and mother, and it was no surprise that she was an even better grandmother to Elliott and Emmett Hansen. She so enjoyed her family and the various family activities that consumed much of her time, such as: spending time at the lake, traveling, babysitting the grandkids, and attending many concerts and music events involving her family members.
Left to cherish her memory is her husband Greg Jensen; her children: Jenna (Kent) Hansen of Aberdeen, and Justin (Mackenzie) Jensen of Pierre; and her grandchildren Elliott and Emmett Hansen. Preceding Deb in death were her parents, Lyle & Patricia Stoner.
Deb will be deeply missed by her family, friends, and all who knew her. Her family would like to thank all of you for your support and friendship.
- Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home
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