Alma DeVon Jensen
March 5, 1934- March 11, 2022
DeVon Jensen, age 88, passed away March 11, 2022 surrounded by his family after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was born on March 5, 1934 in Grover, Lincoln County, Wyoming. The eighth of nine children to Albert Irven Jensen and Myrtle Sylvia Lehmberg.
DeVon graduated from Star Valley High School in Afton, Wyoming in 1952 and then attended Utah State University. He got a job working road construction in Utah and Idaho and was then called to serve a mission for the LDS Church in Denmark. He served for 2 ½ years from 1955-1957 and then married Rita Classen on January 31, 1958 in the Logan, Utah Temple. They lived for 15 years in Northern California, Bay Area and had their four children there.
DeVon worked for Skaggs-Stone Wholesale company as a sales representative and then in Real Estate while also serving as the bishop in the Concord 3rd Ward from 1970-1975. The family then moved to Salt Lake City in the summer of 1975 and DeVon became a licensed contractor and worked in construction for 35+ years.
DeVon continued to have many church callings and enjoyed accompanying his wife Rita on trips with the Tabernacle Choir, which she sang in. In September 2002, DeVon was called as the Construction Supervisor for the Copenhagen, Denmark LDS Temple. He also served there with his wife, Rita until after the temple’s completion in 2004.
Upon returning home from their mission, they served together with the Tabernacle Choir at the Conference Center until Rita’s passing on February 10, 2012. After that DeVon continued to work with the choir until May of 2018.
DeVon enjoyed working in his woodshop and in the yard. He enjoyed singing, reading, and watching Westerns and sports on TV. He especially enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren.
He is survived by daughters, Dianna (Steve) Fife, Deborah (Doug) Tingey, Denice (Ed) Skidmore, son, Alan D. (Stephanie) Jensen; grandchildren Danielle, Braden and Taylor (Sophie) Fife, Sam and Mitch Tingey, Andrew (Megan) Jensen, Tommy, Ben, and Annalisa Jensen; great grandchild Lars Andrew Jensen, and brother Garold Lloyd (Mary Lou) Jensen.
Funeral services will be held Saturday March 19, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at the East Millcreek 9th Ward, 3750 South Hillside Lane. A viewing will be held Friday March 18, 2022 from 6:00-8:00 p.m.and from 9:30-10:45 a.m. on Saturday prior to the service.
Internment will be at Larkin Sunset Gardens, 1950 E Dimple Dell Road, Sandy, Utah.
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I remember DeVon with great love and my prayers is going to his and Ritas wonderfull family.
Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to your family. We loved Rita and DeVon. They were wonderful friends and neighbors.
A beautiful couple couple with great kids!
Now they are together making beautiful music together.
May you all be comforted during this difficult time. Love, the Herzogs, mary,chris and Julie.
My heart felt condolences go out to DeVon’s family, what a truly great man with an impeccable legacy, I am honored to have known him, even if only for a short time.
I’ve known your dad for about 55 years. I fondly remember swim gatherings and nice visits.
It was so special to be with your parents while I was in the choir. Oh I miss your mom. Your dad became a great friend to our daughter who would come from the UK to visit us. He would welcome her to each practice and broadcast. He and I had a tender talk it seems like just yesterday. He opened his heart to me.
Much love from someone who loved being near your dad❣️ Ann Swensen (Sweeney)
I am so sorry I wasn't able to attend the funeral because I can't drive anymore; but I want your family to know how much I loved your parents. Both Rita and DeVon were special friends and I have such wonderful memories of both of them. Stay close to each other and remember their lives and what they meant to you.
I just learned of DeVon's passing. I have been out of the Tabernacle Choir circles for about 9 months now so I did not hear about the funeral today until a member of the Choir called me on his way home from the service. I am so sorry I missed it.
I loved working with DeVon for about 6 years. As President of the Choir, he and I had many opportunities to visit, to laugh together and solve problems. Lucie and I loved your parents. They were so wonderful and I will always recall going into the baptistry of the Copenhagen Temple and seeing their faced included in the murals there. We recall enjoying dinner in their home and the love we always felt from them. I am so saddened at his passing but I am sure he and Rita are enjoying their companionship once again.
Farewell old Friend and a happy continued life with Rita and Family until we meet again!
Love you my friend l