Vineta Grace Lucas

1909 - 2011  (102 years)

• Name	Vineta Grace Lucas
  Born	9 Oct 1909	Preston, Iowa, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	29 Dec 2011	Estherville, Iowa, USA
  Person ID	I23759	Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	George Henry Lucas,   b. 16 Aug 1872, Ludlow, Illinois, USA ,   d. 20 Sep 1933, Estherville, Iowa, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Mabel I. Purinton,   b. 30 Apr 1879, DeWitt, Iowa, USA ,   d. 28 May 1961, Estherville, Iowa, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Married	5 Oct 1904	Preston, Iowa, USA
  Family ID	F11727	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Herman August Jensen,   b. 25 Oct 1906, Ruthven, Iowa, USA ,   d. 16 Sep 2010, Okoboji, Iowa, USA  (Age 103 years)
  Married	11 Nov 1930	Estherville, Iowa, USA
  Children	+ 1. Judith Lynne Jensen + 2. Roxanne Lucas Jensen
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2017
  Family ID	F11728	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 9 Oct 1909 - Preston, Iowa, USA Married - 11 Nov 1930 - Estherville, Iowa, USA Died - 29 Dec 2011 - Estherville, Iowa, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  Census » Slide Show		1910 US Census Preston, Jackson County, Iowa
  		1920 US Census Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa
  		1930 US Census Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa

  
  

  Obituary & Death Notice

  Vineta Jensen Vineta (Lucas) 'Skeeter' Jensen, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2011, at the Good Samaritan Society in Estherville where she has been residing for the past year. Vineta was born October 9, 1909, in Preston, Iowa. She was the only child of George Lucas and Mabel (Purinton) Lucas and came to Estherville in 1914, with her parents. She was educated in the Estherville Schools and in business school in Chillicothe, Missouri. She was an employee of the Emmet County State Bank during the "famous" bank robbery in 1930. On November 11, 1930, she was married to Herman A. 'Jack' Jensen and to this union two daughters were born. Judith Lynne (Mrs. George Shadle) and Roxanne Lucas (Mrs. John Powers III). Vineta had four grandchildren, Randy Shadle, Susan Shadle Oster, Robin Powers Kinning and Nicole Powers. There are also six great-grandchildren surviving. Vineta was predeceased by her husband of 80 years and her granddaughter, Nicole Powers. Vineta was a member of First Presbyterian Church, member and past officer in P.E.O., D.A.R. and Eastern Star.