Sarah Kelly Jensen

Sarah Kelly Jensen, age 29, of Newell, Iowa passed away March 9, 2018 in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Funeral Mass will take place Monday, March 19, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Fonda, Iowa. Visitation will take place Sunday, March 18, 2018 from 4-8:00 p.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Fonda with a rosary at 4:00 p.m. and a vigil service at 6:30 p.m. all at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to UnityPoint Palliative Care, 800 Kenyon Rd Suite Q, in Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501; Blank Children's Hospital Neonatal Department, 1200 Pleasant Street, in Des Moines, Iowa 50309; or Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, 521 N Main Street, in Fonda, Iowa 50540. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements. Sarah Ann Kelly was born July 14, 1988 in Lake City, Iowa the daughter of John and LuAnn (Boettcher) Kelly. A few years later, she welcomed home her younger brother, Patrick. Sarah was baptized on January 15, 1989 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Fonda where she later received her 1st Communion on May 4, 1996 and was confirmed on April 21, 2003. She remained a lifelong member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church where in her younger years she was an altar acolyte and sang in the church choir through the 8th grade. Growing up, Sarah attended Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic School in Fonda from preschool through the 8th grade. Her early years of Catholic education, formed her to be the beautiful young lady she became in believing in her Lord and Savior. Sarah attended high school at Newell-Fonda Community Schools where she graduated in 2006. Following high school graduation, Sarah attended Briar Cliff University in Sioux City, Iowa where she was a member of the women’s golf team. Sarah transferred to Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge where she graduated with an Associate Degree in Nursing following in her mother, LuAnn’s footsteps. Sarah worked in a variety of nursing settings including long-term care and a clinical dermatology office. She also worked for Hope Harbor Behavioral Health at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake from fall of 2011 until December 2016. Sarah pursued her dream of obtaining her BSN and Master’s Degree in Nursing and Family Practice from Clarkson College in Omaha, Nebraska in 2016. In January of 2017, Sarah started working for UnityPoint Palliative Care in Fort Dodge as a DNP, ARNP. She thrived on providing the best care to her patients and truly loved her patients and coworkers. On September 23, 2017, Sarah was united in marriage to Josh Jensen in Telluride, Colorado. Together, they lived in Newell where Sarah enjoyed working around the house, reading books on the porch, planting flowers outside, and playing with her lab, Finn. Sarah was a member of the American Association of Nurse Practioners and the Fonda Golf Course. In her spare time, Sarah enjoyed riding her bike and attending the yearly Ragbrai celebration. Sarah loved spending time outdoors and exploring nature with her daddy, John, and baby brother, Patrick. She also looked forward to canning every year with her daddy. Sarah had a love for flowers, animals, golfing, and traveling anywhere warm. She treasured spending time with her niece, Scarlett and looked forward to teaching her many things. Sarah admired her mom, LuAnn and shared a special mother-daughter bond with her. Sarah and Josh often traveled to Colorado to spend time together in one of their favorite destination places while listening to John Denver, Country Roads. They also enjoyed going to Okoboji to visit the Ritz or Barefoot Bar on the lake. Sarah was an avid Iowa Hawkeye fan. Sarah thoroughly loved her family and friends and will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her. Those left to cherish her memory include her husband, Josh Jensen of Newell, Iowa; parents, John and LuAnn Kelly of Fonda, Iowa; brother, Patrick (Kaitlyn) Kelly of Worthing, South Dakota; grandma, Caroline Boettcher of Altoona, Iowa; parents-in-law, Mike and Shelly Jensen of Newell, Iowa; sister-in-law, Lindsay (Jason) Parker of Newell, Iowa; niece, Scarlett Parker; grandma-in-law, JoAnn Haskins of Newell, Iowa; aunts and uncles: Karen Kelly and family; Jane Kelly; Michael Kelly; Paul Kelly; Dennis Kelly and family; Eileen Deblois and family; Jeanice Regnier and family; and Brian Boettcher and family; along with extended family and many friends. Sarah was preceded in death by her grandparents: Gary Boettcher; Bob and Helen Kelly; uncle, Dan Kelly; grandfather-in-law, Alan Haskins.

Sarah Kelly Jensen

July 14, 1988 - March 9, 2018