4/14/23 ~ 5/11/03
Adele Johnson Jensen, 80, passed away peacefully at her home in Orem on May 11, 2003.
She was born April 14, 1923 in Richfield, Utah, a daughter of Allen Dale and Inez McClure Johnson.
She married Gilbert Marinus Jensen July 4, 1945 at the Naval Chapel in Corpus Christi, Texas. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.
Adele was a member of the LDS Church and loved teaching Sunday School; she was a leader in Ward and Stake Primary and the Relief Society for over 40 years. She worked as a supervisor at Remington Arms Manufacturing in Salt Lake City during World War II, manufacturing 30 and 50-caliber ammunition for the Armed Forces. Adele directed many fund raisers for Primary Children's Hospital, the Red Cross, Cancer Society, etc. She was a stalwart citizen who revered the flag and country. She was involved in local political issues, and regularly voted in the state's national elections. She was also a member of the Orem Women's Club.
She is survived by her husband, Gilbert M. Jensen; and their five daughters: Rebecca Adele Jensen, Margaret Ann Remschussel (Ronald), Barbara Gene Yost (Gary), Susan Michele Hodson (Steven), and Tamarie Kristine Willmore (Ryan). She is also survived by two brothers, Allan McClure Johnson (Valda) and Thad McClure Johnson (Marla); two sisters, Travis Inez Jackman (Fred) and Virginia Dale Washburn; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Allan Dale and Inez McClure Johnson; and two brothers-in-law, Paul V. Washburn and Bobby E. Jensen.
Funeral services will be held Friday, May 16, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. in the Sharon Park 3rd Ward Chapel, 225 East 200 North in Orem. A viewing will be held Thursday from 7-9 p.m. at the Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary, 495 South State Street, Orem, and also 9:45-10:45 a.m. prior to the services at the church on Friday. Interment will be in the Provo City Cemetery.