Ruth Marie Jensen, 79, Worthington, died Saturday, June 29, 2002, at Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne.
Services were Tuesday, July 2, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Worthington. The Rev. Larry Brixius officiated. Burial was in St. Mary Cemetery.
Ruth Schmidt was born to William and Marie (Couture) Schmidt on Aug. 29, 1922, in Detroit, Mich. She attended grade and high schools in Detroit. She graduated from Providence Hospital School of Nursing in June 1944.
She entered the U.S. Army Nurse Corps as a second lieutenant in February 1945 and served until her discharge in May 1946. While serving in the Army Hospital in Galesburg, Ill., she met her future husband, James W. Jensen, who was wounded in the invasion of Saipan. They married on Feb. 4, 1947, in Detroit. After their marriage the couple moved to Round Lake. They retired and moved to Worthington in 1980.
Mrs. Jensen was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Worthington for more than 50 years; CCW, the Benedictine Oblate of Assumption Abbey in Richardton, N.D., Round Lake American Legion and Round Lake American Legion Auxiliary.
Survivors include six children and their spouses, Br. Aaron Jensen OSB, Richardton, Greg Jensen, Milford, Iowa, Teresa (Gary) Anderson, Waterloo, Iowa, Rita (Jack) Tolsma, Dan (Leslie) Jensen, all of Worthington, and Chuck (Kris) Jensen, Bemidji; 10 grandchildren, Brendan Nagel, Adam Nagel, Erica Anderson, Zach Anderson, Amanda Jensen, Alicia Jensen, Matt Jensen, Erik Jensen and Laura (Gavin) Bell; and two stepgrandchildren, Latina and Sophia Albersman.
Mrs. Jensen was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Jim, on Aug. 9, 1992, and two brothers, Fred and Russell Schmidt.
Dingmann Funeral Home, Worthington, was in charge of arrangements.