Sophie Louise Jenson

1912 - 2009  (97 years)

• Name	Sophie Louise Jenson  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	5 May 1912	Carpenter, Rolette, North Dakota, United States   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Relocation	1922	Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States
  	From Carpenter, ND
  Died	3 Sep 2009	Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States   [3, 4]
  Obituary	9 Sep 2009	Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States   [4]
  Spokesman-Review
  GUINN, Sophie Louise At the youthful age of 97 passed away in Spokane, Washington on Thursday, September 3, 2009. The matriarch of her family, she is survived by one of her four sisters, Dora (Irvin) Sather and one of her four brothers, Hadley Jenson, both of Auburn, California; her three children, Carole Turville of Great Falls Montana, Steve (Sharan) Guinn of Decatur, Alabama, and Candice (Bruce) Blackmer of Spokane, Washington; nine grand children, twenty six great-grand children and two great-great-grand children. Sophie was born to John Arndt Jenson and Louise Serene (Malvig) Jenson in their home in the Turtle Mountains of north central North Dakota on May 5th, 1912. She met Marion Laverne "Pete" Guinn while he served in the Civilian Conservation Corps in northern Minnesota and they married in Bigfork, Minnesota on July 22, 1937. They moved frequently in the early years of their marriage throughout Wisconsin, Illinois and North Dakota until returning to spend most of their life in Bigfork and Mt Iron, Minnesota. She was preceded in death by her husband, son-in-law and two great-grand children. A few years after Pete's passing, Sophie moved to Spokane, Washington where she has resided since 1988. She worked in retail and with her husband in farming in the early years and concurrently as a homemaker, remaining self sufficient and living independently until her hospitalization shortly before her passing. She was very active in Christ Lutheran Church, Associated Grandmothers Club, Good Samaritan Village and the National Association of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Funeral services honoring Sophie will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday, September 11th at Christ Lutheran Church, 13009 East Broadway. Visitation will be from noon until 8:00 PM, Thursday, September 10th at HAZEN & JAEGER VALLEY, 1306 North Pines Road. Interment and a memorial service will follow in Virginia, Minnesota. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Christ Lutheran Church or Good Samaritan Village.
  Family Search ID	LYYM-CTJ
  Family Search Link	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LYYM-CTJ
  Buried	15 Sep 2009	Greenwood Memorial Park, Virginia, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States   [3]
  Person ID	I5322	Dale's Tree
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2018

  
  

  Father	Johan "John" Arndt Jenson,   b. 26 Dec 1872, Kenyon, Goodhue, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 30 Mar 1921, Carpenter, Rolette, North Dakota, United States  (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Louise Serine Malvig,   b. 20 Jan 1877, Trondheim, , Sør-Trøndelag, Norway ,   d. 4 Apr 1964, Auburn, Placer, California, United States  (Age 87 years)
  Married	26 Mar 1898	Gol Lutheran Church, Kenyon, Goodhue, Minnesota, United States   [5, 6, 7]
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  Family ID	F1375	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marion Laverne "Pete" Guinn,   b. 20 Nov 1911, Hannibal, Marion, Missouri, United States ,   d. 7 Jul 1985, Great Falls, Cascade, Montana, United States  (Age 73 years)
  Married	22 Jul 1937	Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States   [4]
  Children	+ 1. Carol Lee Guinn,   b. 30 May 1939, Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 16 Dec 2023  (Age 84 years) + 2. Steven Leigh Guinn,   b. 15 Jun 1945, Esmond, DeKalb, Illinois, United States ,   d. 20 Oct 2023  (Age 78 years) + 3. Candy Lynne Guinn
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2018
  Family ID	F1227	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 5 May 1912 - Carpenter, Rolette, North Dakota, United States Relocation - From Carpenter, ND - 1922 - Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States Married - 22 Jul 1937 - Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States Died - 3 Sep 2009 - Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States Obituary - Spokesman-Review - 9 Sep 2009 - Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States Buried - 15 Sep 2009 - Greenwood Memorial Park, Virginia, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  External Links

  Sophie (Jenson) Guinn Slideshow Viewable on flickr by accounts identified as Family.

  
  

• Sources

  [S366] Census - ND, Rolette - 1920 Fed, North Dakota, Rolette, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2005), T625, Holmes Township, enumeration district (ED) 208, sheet 1B, dwelling 15, family 15, John A. Jenson (Reliability: 2), 16 Aug 2009. [S236] Census - MN, Itasca - 1930 Fed, Minnesota, Itasca, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), T626, roll 1102, Bigfork, enumeration district (ED) 10, p. 1A, dwelling 13, family 13, Loiuse Jenson, accessed 12 Jan 2012 (Reliability: 2), 12 Jan 2012. [S387] Artifacts - Funeral Card, Memorial Card (Reliability: 2), 9 Dec 2013. [S817] Newspapers - WA, Spokane, Spokane - Spokesman-Review, Washington. Spokane., "Sophie Guinn Obituary," 9 Sep 2009; digital images, Legacy.com http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/spokesman/obituary.aspx?n=sophie-guinn&pid=132566842 : ). (Reliability: 3). [S330] Book - MALVIG - Ron Olson's Book, Ron Olson, (Hill City, Minnesota: self, 28 Sep 1992.), 87. (Reliability: 2), 6 Jul 2009. [S631] Marriage Records - MN - Marriage Certificates, Minnesota. State of Minnesota., marriage certificate (1898), Jenson-Malvig (Reliability: 3), 9 Dec 2013. [S648] Newspapers - ND, Rolla - Turtle Mountain Star, North Dakota. Rolla., "Services Held For Former County Woman," 30 Apr 1964, p. 10, col. 1. (Reliability: 2), 11 Dec 2013.