Janis Marie Wilson JENSVOLD

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JENSVOLD, Janis Marie Wilson born January 7, 1923 in Dearborn, Michigan and passed to a better world on August 24, 2013. She was a graduate of Wilber Wright H. S. in 1941. Janis worked at the Master Electric Co. in Dayton, OH and National Cash Register as an Engineer Apprentice in her younger years. She was president of the Southside Extension Homemaker's Club in Bradenton, FL and president of the SSE Progressive Homemaker's Club in Springfield, OH. She founded the Wild and Woolies Junior Garden Club backed by the Ohio State Garden Assoc. She also founded and was president of the Bewildered Wilderness Garden Club. Janis managed rentals built by her husband, Donald Jensvold. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1970, a sister, JoAnn Wilson Renz, 2 brothers, Forest Wilson and Marvin Wilson, and her parents, Holly and Helen Wilson. She is survived by three sons, Dale (Katie) of Powell, WY, Tom (Susie) of Bradenton, FL and Bobby of Tempe, AZ, and one daughter, Sharon Porter (Gene) of Springfield, 6 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren and many loved nephews and nieces. She loved to gain all kinds of knowledge and faithfully watched and listened to garden and cooking programs. She was very knowledgeable of her flowers, shrubs, trees, herbs and birds. She grew raspberries and furnished them to restaurants in Yellow Springs for several years. Janis was close to her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, nephews and nieces and will be missed by them and many longtime friends. The family would like to give special thanks to Friends Care Community Center in Yellow Springs, Heartland Hospice, and the ministries of High Street Church of the Nazarene. Funeral services will be held at 4:00PM Saturday August 31, 2013 in the JONES-KENNEY-ZECHMAN FUNERAL HOME with Pastor Rob Paugh officiating. Friends may visit with the family for two hours prior to the services. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the donor's favorite charity.