Mary T. (Tatum) Jeanselme
Marriages
Peter Jeanselme - 1936
in Fortification, Colorado
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3D Death Notice - June 2, 2013
Mary T. Jeanselme, 99, Grand Junction, died May 31, 2013, at
Larchwood Inns.
Services will be at 6 p.m. June 13, at St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Ms. Jeanselme was a piano teacher.
She is survived by two sisters, Helen Morgan of Delta and Patricia
Allison of Cave Junction, Ore.
Memorial contributions to Hospice & Palliative Care of Western
Colorado, 3090B North 12th St., Grand Junction 81506.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3D - June 9, 2013
Mary Jeanselme passed away
May 31, 2013, at Larchwood
Inns, she was 99.
Mary was born on November 6,
1913, in Vail , Oregon from the
union of Fred and Mary Tatum.
Her parents were ranchers and
later moved to Dickson, Wyoming
to be closer to family. She
graduated from Dickson High
School and later moved to Colorado. Mary married Peter Jeanselme
in Fortification, CO in 1936, he preceded her in death. Pete and
Mary moved to Price, UT in 1936 to be closer to his family and then
moved to Grand Junction, CO in 1968. Mary was a resident of
Grand Junction for 45 years and was a member of St. Joseph's
Catholic Church, The Music Teachers National Association and the
PEO.
Music was an intrical part of Mary's life. She played organ for several
churches and performed at many, many weddings and funerals,
her student's number in the hundreds. She enjoyed reading books
and poetry. Gardening was a passion and at one time she developed
and patented the Theodosia, Robin and Fred Iris varieties. She will
be missed by her family, many friends and former students.
Mary leaves behind two sisters, Helen Morgan of Delta, CO, and
Patricia Allison of Cave Junction, OR and Shelly from Missouri
who was like a daughter to Mary. She was preceded in death by four
sisters, Myrna Adams, Frances Emerson, Katheryne Werlin, and
Margaret Conley and a brother, Fred D. Tatum.
A memorial Mass will be held at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, June 13,
2013, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice & Palliative Care
of Western Colorado, 3090B North 12th Street, Grand Junction, CO,
81506
Friends and family may leave their condolences to the family at
www.martinmortiary.com.
