Olga Marie (Jensen) Wells (1963)

WELLS, JENSEN, LENOCKER, KEATING, LANNING

Posted By: Treva Patterson (email)
Date: 10/10/2007 at 20:06:13

Earlham Library Collection
1963

OLGA MARIE WELLS

Olga Marie Jensen, daughter of Nels and Sina Jensen, was born in Skanderborg, Denmark, July 31, 1883 and departed this life November 11, 1963 at the age of 80 years, 3 months and 12 days.

When she was seven years old, she came to this country with her parents, her two brothers and three sisters. They settled in Atlantic, Iowa, where she attended public schools.

She was united in marriage to George Wells on November 25, 1903 at Exira. To this union were born seven children; four boys, Gerald, Russell and Mervin, all of Dexter and Glenn of Tyler, Texas; three daughters, Mrs. Florence Lenocker of Dexter, Mrs. Doris Keating of Peru and Mrs. Dorothy Lanning, deceased. There are 14 grandchildren and 31 great grandchildren.

In the year 1909 Olga and her husband and children emigrated to Cusdworth, Saskatchewan, Canada where they resided for five years. In 1915 the family returned to Iowa, making their home near Winterset. In 1919 they moved to the Dexter community where she resided until March 1963. From this time until her death she was a patient at the Salem Invalid Home at Elk Horn, Iowa.

Besides her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, she is survived by two brothers, Jens Jensen of Elk Horn and Eskild Jensen of Atlantic.

When an infant she was baptized in the Danish Lutheran church in Skanderborg, Denmark. After coming to Dexter she united with the Presbyterian church.