Alice M. Jens, age 71, of 1311 South 9th St., Manitowoc, died Friday,
May 21, 1999, at her residence.
Funeral Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 25, 1999, at First
Lutheran Church, Manitowoc. Officiating will be Rev. Steven D. Olson,
with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born October 3, 1927, in Manitowoc, daughter of the late Harold
and Ida Marks Spevachek. She attended school in Manitowoc, and graduated
with the class of 1946, from Lincoln High School. She married J.R. Jens,
June 26, 1946, in Illinois. Alice and her husband, J.R. owned and
operated Jens Funeral Home and Crematory from 1955 until her retirement
in 1990. She was a member of First Lutheran Church, First Lutheran
Church Women, Alter Guild, Mary-Martha Circle, Chairman of the Memorial
Fund, and member of the Renovation Committee For Easy Access. She was
also a member of Job's Daughters, Past President of the Music Parents
Association, head of the 1976 Centennial Parade. As President of the
Music Parents Association, Alice was instrumental in bringing Wayne
King's Orchestra to Manitowoc as a Fund Raiser for new uniforms for the
Lincoln High School Band.
Survivors include her husband, J.R. Jens, Manitowoc; two sons and
daughters-in-law, Jay and Rita Jens, Manitowoc, Mark and Fay Jens,
Manitowoc; five daughters and sons-in-law, Karen and Dale Lehman,
Manitowoc, Kay and Bill Palmer, Amherst, Wis., Diane and Al Oswald
Manitowoc, Joanne and James Staudt, Manitowoc, Ellen and David
Disjardin, Manitowoc; 18 grandchildren, Ty Lehman, Tory Lehman, Tina
(Rick) Roulette, Tanya Lehman, all of Manitowoc, Melissa Palmer, Steven
Point, Ryan Palmer, Amherst, Wis., Sara Oswald, Andrea Oswald, all of
Manitowoc, Jody Staudt and Chad Ackley, Mnaitowoc, Juli (Jeff) Langlois,
Steven Point, Jennifer Staudt, Manitowoc, Amanda Jens, Carrie Jens, all
of Manitowoc, Joel Jens, Taylor Hildebrand, Dana Hildebrand, all of
Manitowoc, Ian Disjardin, Megan Disjardin, all of Manitowoc; one great
granddaughter, Kalli Roulette, Manitowoc. Besides her parents, she was
preceded in death by one infant sister; one sister-in-law, Grace Rowe.
Relatives and friends may call from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Monday, May
24, 1999, at the Jens Family Funeral Home. Friends may also call from
12:00 Noon until the time of services at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, at First
Lutheran Church.
A Memorial has been established in her name.
Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am the thousand winds that blow;
I am the diamonds glints on snow;
I am the sun-light on ripened gran,
I am the gentle autumn's rain.
When you waken in the morning's hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush of quiet birds in circled flight,
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there, I did not die.
Herald Times Reporter, May 24, 1999 p.A2