Marriner Jensen

Marriner Ray Jensen, 92, of Idaho Falls, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2011, at his home. He was under the care of his family and OneSource Hospice.

Marriner was born April 26, 1918, in Moore, Idaho, to Emil Ray Jensen and Selma Anderson Jensen. He grew up and attended schools in Young Ward, Utah.

On March 21, 1946, he married Eileen in the Logan, Utah, LDS Temple. Together they raised nine children.

Marriner worked as a cattle rancher and as a Sierra Life Insurance agent. He owned and operated Bear River Outfitters, as well as Jensen Brothers Hereford Ranch.

He served on the Bear Lake County School Board, the Bear Lake County Fair Board, as a Boy Scouts of America commissioner, a Sierra Life President's Club member, a member of the Lions Club, a 4-H leader, and was a committeeman and later the chairman of the Bear Lake County Republican Party.

Marriner was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in many callings, including as a full-time missionary in the North Central States Mission, as a stake missionary, a branch president, a ward mission leader, president of the Sunday school and as a bishop. Later in life, he served with Eileen as a full-time missionary and as a branch president in Hagensborg, British Columbia, Canada.

His interests and hobbies included raising champion steers, trapping, hunting, fishing, fly-tying, traveling, flying, gardening, archery and following the stock market. He loved his country and was proud to be an American.

Survivors include his wife, Eileen Jensen of Idaho Falls; children, Vicki (Bernard) Sparks of Dingle, Idaho, Sid (Joyce) Jensen of Idaho Falls, Mary Jo (Arnell) Snyder of Bountiful, Utah, RoZan Coleman of Salt Lake City, Utah, Barth Jensen of Anchorage, Alaska, Patrice McCutcheon of Afton, Wyo., Clyde (Rachel) Jensen of Montpelier, Idaho, Lorie (David) Montierth of Laguna Niguel, Calif., and John (Diane) Jensen of Idaho Falls; 35 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; brothers, Gail (Louise) Jensen and W. Neil (Elara) Jensen; and sisters, E. Hope (James) Larsen and Myril (Tom Tauscher) Hobson.

Marriner was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Van (Dorthea) Jensen; and sister, Doris (Ivan) Willmore.

Funeral services will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 16, at the Dingle LDS Chapel, 4197 Dingle Road in Dingle, Idaho. The family will visit with friends from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, April 15, at Wood Funeral Home, 273 N. Ridge Ave., and from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. prior to services at the church. Burial will be in Dingle Cemetery under the direction of Wood Funeral Home.

Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.woodfuneralhome.com.