March 16, 1944 – September 22, 2015
Frederick Michael Jensen, 71, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2015. He was born March 16, 1944, in Richfield, Utah, to Byron Jared Jensen and Bette Hawkins Jensen.
He married Nellie Fay Henningson, on January 26, 1963, in Manti, Utah. Nellie died on August 4, 1996. He later married Carol Hudson Wallin on February 27, 1999, in St. George, Utah.
Michael grew up in Richfield and Ephraim Utah. He moved to Cache Valley in 1973, and raised his family there. He moved to St. George in 1987. He was an avid remote control airplane builder and pilot. He was a member and past president of the Remote Possibilities Radio Control Club. He taught his grandson’s to fly. He was a skilled wood worker.
He is survived by his wife Carol, St. George; mother Bette Jensen, Ephraim, Utah; daughters, Angela Jensen Woolsey, Las Vegas, Nevada, Monica Ann Porter, Logan, Utah, Lynette Jensen (Shaun), Salina, Utah; son Jeremy Michael Jensen, St. George, Utah; stepsons Lance Robert Wallin (Katherine), SLC, Utah and Arek Paul Wallin, St. George, Utah; 13 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren; sisters Jerrelyn Blankenship (Jerry), Cathy Fox and Rolayne Barton (Lamar) of Ephraim, Utah.
He was preceded in death by wife Nellie, daughter Jeannette and father Jared.
Funeral Services
- Funeral services will be held Monday, Sept. 28, at 11 a.m. in the Spilsbury Mortuary Chapel, 110 S. Bluff Street, St. George.
- There will be a viewing, Sunday, 5-7 p.m.; Monday, 10-11 a.m. at the mortuary and Tuesday, noon-1 p.m. at the Ephraim 1st and 2nd Ward Chapel, 450 N. 200 W., Ephraim.
- Graveside services will be Tuesday, 1 p.m. at the Ephraim Park Cemetery.
Arrangements have been made under the direction of Spilsbury Mortuary, 435-673-2454.