Sara Elizabeth 'Betty' Jensen, 88

DOVER - Sara Elizabeth "Betty" Jensen, of Dover, formerly of Milford, died Friday, May 30, 2008, in Capitol Healthcare, Dover. She was 88.

Betty was born one of 11 children in Milford, the daughter of the late George and Lena (Macklin) Manlove.

She was a homemaker.

Through the years, Betty had many hobbies and activities.

She was a member of Avenue United Methodist Church, Milford, and a member of the Milford Senior Center, where she sang in the choir and played a kazoo in the band entertaining in hospitals and nursing homes in the area.

Betty participated in the Governor's Walk for seniors in Rehoboth Beach for several years.

She did some gardening, loved to ride her bike, took up knitting and learned to cane chairs.

She belonged to the neighborhood "coffee clatch" and played cards with the "girls" every week.

Betty volunteered at the Blood Bank of Dover and was a member of the V.F.W. Auxiliary, Blue Hen Post 6483 of Milford.

She collected shells and stones, pennies, music boxes and Delaware items.

Betty also worked the elections.

In recent years, she worked with the police department to get a Neighborhood Watch started in her area of town.

She was very involved with that organization for quite a few years.

Betty loved to walk with her "Big Stick" and continued to do so up until the very end.

She would spend most of her day walking all over town.

She would pick up newspapers for people and lay them on their porch where they could get them easily. On trash day, she would put folk's trash cans back where they belonged as well.

Betty was always doing for others.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Neils Jensen in 1987; two sisters, Jeanette Van Buren Frazer and Peggy Anstine Bennett; five brothers, James E. Manlove, Milton C. Manlove, John P. Manlove, William Gordon Manlove, George Manlove; her twin brother, Theodore R. Manlove; and several nieces and nephews.

She is survived by her daughter, Joan Theodora Duphily of Dover; two brothers, Benjamin Manlove of California and LeRoy Manlove, of Newark; three grandchildren, Crystal Duphily and her fiance Chad Surface and Dionne Duphily, both of Dover, and Darryl Duphily – DuBre and his wife Sue DuBre of Lewes; and three great-granddaughters, Allison and Brittney Wass and Quinn DuBre.

Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday in Lofland Funeral Home, 102 Lakeview Ave., Milford, where friends may call from 6-8 p.m. Monday.

Burial will be in Milford Community Cemetery, N. Walnut Street, Milford.

Instead of flowers, the family requests contributions to the Vitas's Charitable Contributions, 100 Commerce Drive, Suite 302, Newark, DE 19713.