We are saddened to announce the passing of Deborah Marie Jensen, 56. Deb passed away June 11, 2023, from a sudden Cardiac event while working in the garden she loved.
Born March 18, 1967 in Altoona Pennsylvania to the late Henry R. and Florence T. Harshberger, Deb graduated Penn State University in 1990 with a B.S. in Rehabilitation Education. She left Pennsylvania in 1993 to work for the Job Corps in Astoria OR. She began work at Portland Community College, at the Coffee Creek Rehabilitation Center 1997. She married John C. Jensen Jr. of Newberg on September 17, 2006.
Deb enjoyed being outdoors, gardening and watching the wildlife, especially hummingbirds and butterflies as well as whitewater rafting while spending as much time with her family as possible.
Deb was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 16 years, John; her step-son, John C. Jensen III; her son, Jesse S. Jensen; her brother, Robert Harshberger; her sister, Cheryl Saive; and one niece and nephew. Funeral services will be held June 24, 2023 at Cornwell Colonial Chapel, Wilsonville OR at 1 PM. In lieu of flowers, family requests donations be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (
https://mymsaa.org/
) and/or American Diabetes Association (
https://diabetes.org/
) of your choice.