Kathleen Jensen Mesenbrink

BURLEY – Kathleen Jensen Mesenbrink, a 78-year-old resident of Burley, passed away Sunday, February 27, 2022.

Kathie was born on March 29, 1943, in Vancouver, WA. She was the second child born to Orland & Lorna Bruesch Jensen. She completed her education at Sinslaw Public School.

She married Jack Gransbury and together they had seven children, Brenda, Donny, Donna, Lisa, Shane, Tami and Steven. They later divorced and Kathie moved back to Idaho where she married the love of her life Frank Mesenbrink. She worked and retired as the manager of Albertson’s deli in Burley.

Some of her favorite things to do were to go fishing with family and friends, spending time by the river, and she also enjoyed finding rocks while hiking through the mountains, at home she loved working in her garden.

Kathie was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Frank Mesenbrink; three children, Donna Gransbury, Brenda Mortin, and Lisa Gransbury; and one brother, Richard Jensen.

She is survived by eight children, Donny Gransbury of Elko, Nev., Shane Gransbury of Vancouver, Wash., Tami Gransbury of Rhododendron, Ore., Steven Gransbury of Burley, Tom (Melanie) Mesenbrink of Nampa, David (Brook) Mesenbrink of San Diego, Calif., Linda (Casey) Dean of San Diego, Calif, Paula (Sean) Maki of Idaho Falls; twenty-eight grandchildren; twenty-six great-grandchildren; and 11 brothers and sisters, Jolene (Gale) Gillett of Declo, Robert (Angie) Jensen of Declo, Helen (Wayne) Graham of Springfield, Oregon, Larry (Karla) Jensen of Pocatello, Frank (JoAnn) Jensen of Rupert, Delbert (Pam) Jensen of Sugar City, Duane (Cassie) Jensen of Burley, Dolores (Jay) Madsen of Basalt, Steve (Karla) Jensen of LaCenter, Washington, Paul (Sylvia) Jensen of South Weber, Utah, and Mary Ann Jensen (Marcy Jones) of Mission Viejo, California.

The funeral will be held at 11a.m. Saturday, March 12, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Burley 3rd Ward, 2200 Oakley Ave., in Burley, with Bishop Cade L. Jones officiating. Her final resting place will be with her husband at Pleasant View Cemetery.

Family and friends will be received from 5 until 7 p.m. Friday, March 11, at Rasmussen-Wilson Funeral Home, 1350 E. 16th St., in Burley, and from 10 until 10:45 a.m. Saturday, preceding the funeral, at the church.