Walpurga Jenkins

Walpurga (Ursula)
Trotz Jenkins
1943 – 2012

Our mother, grandmother, sister and friend passed away suddenly on Thursday, February 9, 2012. She was born September 22, 1943 in Gottesgab Czechoslovakia to Rudolf and Anna Wolf Trotz. She later moved to Germany where she was raised. She married Richard Ernest Jenkins November 17, 1961. They had three wonderful sons; Alan, Stephen, and Brian. Later divorced.

Ursula loved spend time with family and friends playing cards and socializing. She liked playing with her grandchildren and giving them horsey back rides when they were little. She worked as a caregiver for many elderly people, which she loved doing.

She is survived by her sons, Alan, Stephen (Luanne), Brian (Ilene), her sisters Mariana, and Ericka who reside in Germany along with many nephews and nieces, 5 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. She was truly loved and will be greatly missed. She is proceeded in death by her parents and three brothers; Karl, Ernst and Roland.

A memorial and celebration of her life will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 261 South 900 East, Salt Lake City, Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. Online guestbook available at www.russonmortuary.com