Walking On - Bernice Jensen

Bernice June (Langley) Jensen

June 7, 1917 - May 9, 2012

Tribal Elder Bernice Jensen, 94, walked on May 9, 2012, at Dallas Village Retirement in Dallas, Ore., where she had been residing since February of this year.

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, May 14, 2012, at the Grand Ronde Tribal Cemetery.

Bernice June Jensen was born on June 7, 1917, to James and Emma (Zuker) Langley in Tillamook, Ore.

Bernice's growing up years were spent near Grand Ronde. Her formal education ended just short of the eighth grade.

Bernice worked in St. Paul processing turkeys, in Portland for Kienow's Bohemian Bakery as a counter clerk and later as a nanny.

Bernice called Grand Ronde, St. Paul, Dayton and finally Portland her home.

She was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 4 for 60 years and loved to garden, do crafts and dance.

She is survived by her son, Robert Nagel of Willamina; sisters, Pearl Lyon and Ruby Bigoni; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Arrangements were handled by Adamson's Sheridan Funeral Home