Obituary Record

Albert Alvin Jensen
Died on 6/29/1967
Buried in Blair Cemetery

ALBERT A. JENSEN SERVICES TUESDAY

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon for Albert Alvin Jensen, former well-known Washington County farmer who died at the Blair Hospital last Saturday, where he had been confined since April 15th. He was 80 years old.

Mr. Jensen was a member of the family of the late Soren Jensen which for many years was active in political and community affairs. The family of 13 boys and girls all remained in the county and raised families of their own and became a dominant force in many community activities. The annual Jensen family picnic, which was scheduled for last Sunday and cancelled because of his death on Saturday, was one of the affairs which always brought together several hundred persons – all related.

He was born January 2, 1887 near Blair.

On June 3, 1908 he was married to Marie Voss, and they were the parents of six children.

He served on the school board of the Cuming City School for many years. Playing a cornet was one of his hobbies and he played in various band groups.

For many years he operated the farm just north of Blair which is now the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Kempcke. He sold the farm and moved to Millard, Nebraska in 1930.

His wife, Marie, died in September, 1947. He married Mrs. Minnie Lubker Jensen on February 5, 1950. They moved to Millard in 1953.

He is survived by three sons and three daughters and by two brothers and a sister.

The sons are Leslie Jensen, of Omaha; Gerald Jensen, Millard; Robert Jensen, Omaha. The daughters, are: Mrs. Helen Ludwig, Ralston; Mrs. LaVerne Hancock, Herman; and Mrs. Marian Dotson of Redwood City, Calif.

His brothers, Nels Jensen and Henry Jensen and a sister, Mrs. Myrtle Voss, are the remaining members of the family of thirteen children. There are 16 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Jensen passed away last March.

Funeral services were held at the First Lutheran Church with the Rev. George Pallesen conducting the service. Burial was made in the Blair cemetery under the direction of the Campbell Mortuary.

Eight grandsons served as pallbearers.

Printed in the Washington County Enterprise on 6/29/1967


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