Shupe, Elsie "Verlee" (Jensen) (1919 - 2019)

SHUPE, JENSEN, NELSEN, WELLS, POWERS

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 11/4/2019 at 12:46:16

Name of deceased: Elsie Verlee (“Verlee”) Shupe (nee Jensen)

Aged: 100 yrs, 8 mo, 3 days

Residence: Elm Crest Assisted Living Home; Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Born: Jan. 15, 1919; Fiscus, Shelby County, IA

Died: Sep. 18, 2019; Elm Crest Assisted Living Home; Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Wednesday, Sep. 25, 2019; Grace Baptist Church, Harlan, IA; burial was in Merrill's Grove Cemetery, Fiscus, Shelby County, IA

Survived by: Daughter, Karen (spouse, Larry) Wells of Jefferson, OR; son-in-law, Paul (spouse, Rosalie) Powers; son, David (spouse, Della) Shupe of Saint Paul, MN; 4 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; 3 great- great-grandchildren; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Magnus Jensen and Martha (nee Nelsen) Jensen; husband, Harold (deceased 2003); daughter, Rosalie Powers (deceased 2017)

Education: no information provided, except that she was not permitted to finish high school like her brothers were, but helped raise her younger brothers and work on nearby farms as a nanny. She earned her GED at age 50.

Religious affiliation: Member, Bethel Baptist Church, Harlan, IA

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Harold Ernest Shupe; Sep. 4, 1938; Merrill’s Grove Baptist Church, Fiscus, IA

Employment: Before her marriage, she worked as a nanny; afterwards, she was a homemaker, raising her own family.

Hobbies/Interests: Verlee had a lifelong commitment to reading and memorizing Scripture, and from that she developed her own mission: hand-making verse packs for Scripture memorization for various Christian ministries. Over 7 decade, she made over 60,000 verse packs which were sent across the country and the world. She was still making them at 99 years old.

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; pauleyjones.com; Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current