MARGARET ISOBEL JENSEN

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MARGARET ISOBEL JENSEN Margaret Isobel Jensen, dearly beloved wife of Christian Andrew Edward Jensen died peacefully on Christmas morning, 2007. Survived by her husband of 60 years, she is also survived by her much loved children, Catherine (Philip), Andrew (Wendy) and Christopher (Fiona), her dearest granddaughters, Rebecca (Sean, their sons Jonathan, Isaac and David), Amanda, Louisa, Margaret and Sheila and her only, special grandson Calum. Margaret was born on June 23, 1925, the only daughter of Judge Frank Worthington Wilson and Ruth Margaret Wilson, in Chatham, Ontario, in the home of her mother's mother. Her early years were spent in Windsor, Perth and then Toronto where she attended Trinity College at the University of Toronto, graduating with a B.A. and B.L.S. degrees. Following her marriage in 1947, she moved to Winnipeg with her husband where she resided for the rest of her life. Her interests were many and varied, but she was first and foremost a most devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was an active volunteer, as indicated in her commitments as Past President of The University Women's Club, The Faculty Women's Association, The Women's Committee of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, The Women's Committee of the Arthritis and Rheumatism Society and The Twenty Club, as well as fulfilling other numerous and diversified volunteer roles. She was a gracious and generous hostess, a concerned friend, an informed traveller, a painstaking and artistic photographer, an inveterate and lifelong student. As a librarian, she was employed by the Winnipeg Public Library as a Reference Librarian and then as Librarian-in-Charge of the then Downtown Branch. In addition to her immediate family she is survived by sister-in-law Norma Wilson, her brother Arthur (Violet) and several nieces and nephews in Ontario and Massachusetts. Margaret first attended All Saints' Church on Good Friday, 1947; she continued to be a member until her death. Her great, good fortune was to have been blessed with a long, fulfilled and happy marriage, to be the mother of three wonderful children, to have had many dear friends throughout her life and to have been endowed with good health. A warm appreciation to Marta and Nina for their long association. Her funeral service will be held at All Saints' Anglican Church, Broadway and Osborne at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 29. There will be a private family burial in Old St. Andrew's Churchyard, River Road. Those wishing to do so, may make a remembrance to Margaret's memory to the Children's Wish Foundation of Canada, the Manitoba Chapter, Lower Level, 350 St. Mary Ave., Winnipeg, R3C 3J2. The family would like to thank Dr. Brian Sharkey and Dr. Ted St. Godard and the staff of the Palliative Care Unit at the St. Boniface Hospital. Neil Bardal Inc. 949-2200 nbardal.mb.ca

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Dec 27, 2007