Hannah Jensen

Miss Hannah Jensen Dead— Teacher at the New Jersey Academy. Dies of Tubercular Cancer and Dropsy. Hannah Jensen, aged 28, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hans Jensen of Mendon, for nine years a teacher in the New Jersey Academy in this city, died Thursday morning at ten o'clock from a condition produced by tubercular cancer of the peritoneum. A year ago Miss Jensen was, apparently, in perfect health. During the winter months, however, she had taken desultory treatment for an abdominal difficulty and toward the end of the last school year developed a serious condition known only to her intimate friends. She went to Salt Lake City in May for treatment and the day following her arrival under went an operation for the removal of a cancerous growth in the abdomen, a condition either she nor any other knew existed. The operation proved successful, that is, the young lady rallied and in the course of a month was brought to her home in Mendon. The surgeons in charge, while marveling at her rapid recovery from the operation, due to a wonderful vitality, discouraged any hope of the patient's recovery, saying that it was impossible for her to live any length of time and it was insisted that the family should understand the real facts, though Miss Jensen never suspected her real condition at any time. For some time following her return she was able to walk and seemed to improve, but about one month ago developed a dropsical condition and this proved the immediate cause of her death, although the statement of the attending physician is that at her death the cancerous growth had returned and was of twice the extent that it was at the operation. During the weeks immediately preceding her death. Miss Jensen suffered intense agony, the last four days being eased only by opiates. She passed away peacefully with all the family near her. The Funeral. A "memorial service" will be held at the Presbyterian church in this city tomorrow (Sunday) at eleven o'clock but the funeral service will be held at Mendon in the afternoon between two and three o'clock at the Presbyterian chapel. Rev. Clemens officiating. All friends are invited. Her Life, Briefly. Miss Jensen graduated from the Collegiate Institute at Salt Lake, in 1869 and in the fall took charge of a department at the New Jersey Academy at the age of nineteen. She was retained and as a result of her signal ability became a fixture until death's dark vale stepped in between. During her years at the school and in connection with the Presbyterian work in this city, Miss Jensen made warm friends of all with whom she came in contact. Her pupils loved her, her friends had confidence in her and cherished her as one of a few worthy of the highest trust. The writer knew her intimately for three years, knows her associates and can say in strictest truth that he never heard Hannah Jensen speak an unkind word of anyone, nor did he ever hear aught but kindly words for her. She was one of those great-souled women in whose thoughts there was no room for anything unkindly–instead, her disposition was to offer excuse for rather than to criticize. Quiet, unassuming, strong, with a character and reputation irreproachable, she was a woman of such present worth and future promise that the soul cries out against her going. Young, of robust stature, a capable mind, a lovable, helpful, uplifting disposition, a sweet, pure and virtuous soul with great capacity for good and naught of evil, it seems strange that she should be met by grim death at this point on the highway of life and though the will submit, the soul asks "Why?" This is one of the severest griefs the Presbyterian circle of this city has ever suffered and with the stricken family this circle in silence sheds tears less copious, possibly, but no less bitter. To the father and the mother and sisters left to mourn, the heartfelt sympathy of all is extended in fullest measure. ~Logan Republican, September 30th, 1905.

Hannah Jensen Laid to Rest at Mendon— The Service over the remains of Miss Hannah Jensen, who died Thursday morning, were held in the Presbyterian chapel at Mendon Sunday afternoon at three o'clock and an hour later her body was consigned to the tomb in the Mendon cemetery. The little chapel proved inadequate for the occasion, for besides the goodly number of Mendon friends in attendance fifty or more from Logan were and other parts of the valley present at the service. The floral offerings were very many and of exceeding beauty, the casket being covered with various designs, silent tokens of the great love and esteem in which the deceased was held by friends and associates.The service was such as is usual with the denominations, Rev. Clemens delivering the sermon. A ladies quartette, Mrs. Bexell, Mrs. Clemenson, Miss Linn and Mis Kyle, sang "Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled:" Messrs J.A. Befell and N.R. More and Mrs. Bexell and Miss Linn sang "I Know That My Redeemer Lives," and "Crossing the Bar." Miss Linn sang "Face to Face."Rev. Clemens took for his text the 13th and 14th verses of the 4th chapter of First Thessalonians, a most beautiful passage and after elaborating on this in a helpful way, spoke of the deceased and her exemplary life, how well she did her part at any and all times and how sadly she will be missed in all the circles of which she formed such an important part. He dwelt upon the idea of Miss Jensen by her acceptance of Presbyterianism as being a representative women, representative of the entire church and its more than a million adherents in the United States. He spoke of her beautiful character and offered the bereft ones and friends the little consolation there is in words. Following the sermon the remains were conveyed to the Mendon cemetery and there after a short service the casket was consigned to the grave. For the benefit of Miss Jensen's extensive acquaintances in Logan, at the Presbyterian church at the usual hour of service Sunday morning, a "memorial" service was held and this was attended to the extent of the seating capacity of the church. Special music was rendered and at this time also, Rev. Clemens delivered a sermon, dealing with lessons drawn from Mary's sacrifice of the precious ointment when she anointed the Savior's feet. He devoted some time to the life of Miss Jensen, truly a beautiful story, for her's had been a life of earnest effort and necessarily successful results. Unassuming, without pretense, dependable with all, she filled her station in life to the best of her ability and that ability was not small. She was active in all the church work. Christian Endeavor, Missionary Society, Sunday school, prayer meetings, carried her department at the New Jersey Academy and was a strength at home with her family. She never failed in aught she undertook, except to live. Her robust constitution kept death from coming so soon, but more than all her firmness and resolute will kept her on this side of the river. Hannah Jensen was a womanly woman, strong and reliant, dependable, yet meek and lowly with a disposition that unconsciously drew friends to her. She was a lovable woman and will ne'er pass from the memory of those those who knew her well. ~Logan Republican, October 4th, 1905.