Elaine F Jensen

Mass of Christian burial for Elaine Frances Jensen, 93, of rural Brunswick will be celebrated Friday, March 22 at 10:00 A.M. at St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Brunswick.  We will pray the rosary prior to the service at 9:30 A.M.

Reverend James Keiter will be the celebrant. Ashburn Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Elaine Frances Jensen was born on September 10, 1930 on a farm near Battle Creek, Nebraska. She passed peacefully on March 17, 2024.

Ten days after she was born, the family moved to Omaha.  Elaine was the second oldest of seven children  They lived in Omaha until she was around 10 years old and then they moved to a farm by Clearwater, Nebraska.  She attended country school at Clearwater until she graduated from the eighth grade.  After that, she worked and lived in families’ homes where she helped with various house chores, childcare, and gardening.

It was while she was working for a family by Clearwater that she met her husband, Dwaine.  They were married November 23, 1949 at St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Brunswick.  They spent most of their married life on the family farm near Brunswick, Nebraska where they raised their four children.

She loved her family and always ensured that we were well taken care of.  We enjoyed when she shared stories of her life.  What she lacked in size, she made up for in spirit.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Dwaine, her parents, Laurence and Vera Mlnarik, her in-laws, Charles and Nora Jensen, her brother, Donald Mlnarik, her brothers-in-law, Ernest Levay, George Harvey, Ken Adams, her sister-in-law Fern Mlnarik, and her sister and brother-in-law, Judith and William Mueller.  She is survived by her sisters, Phyllis Levay (Ernest), Joan Adams (Ken), Helen Harvey (George), and her brother, Vernon Mlnarik (Fern).  She is also survived by her children, Terry Jensen (Brenda), Joe Jensen (Kris), Teresa Miller (Larry), and John Jensen (Valerie).  She has 11 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.  She is expecting her 9th great grandchild this spring.