Clara Jensen

Sep 14, 1934 - May 06, 2021

Clara Jensen

September 14, 1934 - May 06, 2021

Obituary

Clara Jean (Claire) Lunderville Jensen was born to Laurence & Anne Lunderville on September 14, 1934 in Clarksburg, California. She passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on May 6, 2021 at her home on Plow Camp Road in Los Banos after a long a courageous battle with Alzheimer's Disease.
She married Jack Jensen in 1953 in Seattle, Washington while he was stationed at Fort Lawton, and began their life together in Army housing.
In December of 1954, they returned to Los Banos, and by 1959 they moved into their home on Plow Camp Road built by Jack and his cousin Allan Snyder. She would call Los Banos her home for 67 years.
Claire was a wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Her talents included being a homemaker, a bookkeeper for Jack's Bee Business and hobbies, and a wonderful cook. After a cake decorating class she started making her famous birthday cakes for her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a self-taught master gardener loving her time tending to her yard and especially her roses.
She was preceded in death by her husband Jack and her grandson Derrick Jensen, her sisters Helene Williams & Joann Von Busch. She leaves behind her 3 children Mark Jensen, Kirsten (Jensen) Areias and her husband Dennis and Carol (Jensen) Williams and her husband Russell. She was also the proud Grandma to her grandchildren Sarah (Mike) van Loben Sels, Brannon (Courtney) Areias, Sam (Brittany) Areias, Will (Yesenia) Areias and Claire Yates. She was also blessed with 12 great-grandchildren: Emma, Jared and Sophie van Loben Sels; Alexa, Oliver (Schutz), Dottie and Finn Areias; Jensen and Harper Areias and Francisco, Claire and Abby Kirsten Areias.
She is also survived by her sister Barb (Tom) Lisenbee, and her brother Joseph Jacob Bieth.
Her passion was her flower garden, but she also spent much of her later years helping start and continue the Manna Ministries at the United Methodist Church of Los Banos. She was committed to giving back to those less fortunate with a hot meal, a friendly smile and a friendly conversation, Claire never met a stranger.
The family would like to thank her caregivers Antonia Homen, Jackie Alcaraz, Tammy Nunes, and John & Lauren Latronica for their dedicated care and compassion, and to Hinds Hospice for their help in her final days.
Her celebration of life will be held on Friday, May 21, 2021 at the United Methodist Church in Los Banos at 10:00 a.m. followed a burial at the Los Banos Cemetery. Memorial Donations can be made to the United Methodist Church, 1031 Iowa Avenue, Los Banos, CA 93635.

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Fri, May 21, 2021 at 10:00 am
Methodist Church

1031 Iowa Ave.
Los Banos, CA 93635

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