Barbara Jensen
by April 27, 2026 3:16 pm 56 views
Barbara Jensen, 64, of Chester, passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2026 in Fort Smith. She was born March 14, 1962 in Lincoln Park, Michigan.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Glen Kyle Jensen; her father, Stanley Gurgul; and two brothers, Brian and Gary Gurgul.
She is survived by two sons, Erik Jensen and wife Brittney of Mountainburg, and Kyle Jensen and wife Jordan of Broken Arrow; her mother, Joan Gurgul of Southgate, Michigan; three sisters, Kathy Wilkinson of Wyandotte, Michigan, and Mary Kayyali and Janice Burcham, both of Southgate; three brothers, Michael Gurgul of York, Pennsylvania, Daniel Gurgul of Lincoln Park, and Ronald Gurgul of Flat Rock, Michigan; and two grandchildren, Barrett Jensen and Katherine Jensen.
Graveside service will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, April 24, 2026 at Freedom Cemetery near Chester, under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home of Van Buren, AR.
The family will visit with friends from 10:00 a.m. until noon Friday, April 24, 2026, at Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home, 4100 Alma Highway, Van Buren, AR.
In lieu of flowers the family would like you to make donations to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, www.stjude.org; Arkansas Children’s Hospital, www.archildrens.org; Salvation Army, www.give.salvationarmyusa.org; Heart of Hospice, www.lhcgroup.com; Donald W Reynolds Cancer Support House, www.reynoldscancersupporthouse.org; or Paralyzed Veterans of America, www.secure.pva.org.