Sara Marie Allison Jensen

Sara Marie Allison Jensen, formerly of Waterville, died peacefully in her sleep on June 5, 2005, at SummerWood Special Care Center in Moses Lake. Arrangements are in care of Kayser's Chapel and Crematory.

Sara was born in Ellwood City, Pa. on April 23, 1908, to Audley D. and Lillian Rose (Munnell) Allison. The family moved to Pueblo, Colo., before settling on their Spokane Valley apple orchard when Sara was a young girl.

Sara graduated from Spokane's Lewis and Clark High School, attended U.C.L.A., and earned a B.S. degree in home economics from the University of Idaho in 1930. She taught in several rural towns in Idaho and Washington before meeting the love of her life. She and Harold T. Jensen, a Waterville wheat farmer and businessman, were married in 1937. Sara became a homemaker and together she and Harold raised three children.

Sara was active in various organizations in the Waterville community as well as being a Cub Scout and 4-H Club leader for her children. She was an avid reader and served on the Waterville Library Board for many years. Sara and Harold also enjoyed playing bridge, traveling and golf, and they were charter members of the Wenatchee Golf and Country Club.

Harold passed away in 1979 and Sara later moved to Wenatchee. In 1993 she moved to a retirement community in West Seattle, and in July 2004, she moved into SummerWood at Moses Lake.

Sara was an accomplished seamstress and made all of her own and her children's clothing. She also knitted and did macrame. As an artist, Sara believed, "What is important is the beauty we bring into the world while we live." She belonged to the Cascade Artists and painted in oils, acrylics and watercolors, and she especially enjoyed ceramics and pottery.

Sara was preceded in death by her parents and only brother. She is survived by her three children and their spouses: Karen (Dan) Mittelstaedt, Moses Lake; Judy (Charlie) Herring, Lake Forest Park; and Peter (Cathy) Jensen, Seattle. She also leaves behind four grandchildren: Jason (Kirsten) Middelstaedt, Jon Middelstaedt, Jill Jensen and Allison Jensen, all of Seattle.

The family wishes to express their thanks to the staff of SummerWood for their compassionate care.

As Sara's request, there will be no funeral. The family will hold a private memorial at the Waterville Cemetery at a later date. Memorials may be made to the Arthritis Foundation, 3876 Bridge Way N., Seattle, WA 98103.