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Paul Michael Jensen, 59

Paul Michael Jensen, 59, of Blair, died Dec. 9, 2014, at Methodist Hospital in Omaha after a long battle with cancer.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Country Bible Church in Blair. Visitation will be Sunday at Campbell-Aman Funeral Home with family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Burial will be at a later date in the Blair Cemetery.

Paul M. Jensen was born Nov. 10, 1955, in Omaha, to Ronald and Gloria (Thompson) Jensen. He was one of six brothers raised on the family farm. He attended March school and later graduated from Blair High School.

On March 20, 1993, he was united in marriage to Shelly Siggins in Blair. He was employed with Huntel for 20 years and later Brakken Trucking. He also worked as an auctioneer’s assistant for Jensen Brothers Auctioneers for more than 20 years.

Paul was a talented and genuine handyman. He could repair nearly anything to work like new. He enjoyed working on and riding motorcycles, jeeps and snowmobiles, and taking road trips with his friends. He especially enjoyed his annual trip to Yankton with his brothers, a trip they have been taking since 1986. There are countless memories and stories that will continue to be shared between Paul’s family and friends for many years.

He will be remembered as a true family man and being a good husband, father, son and brother.

Paul is survived by his wife, Shelly of Blair; son, Josh (Brooke) Jensen of Ashland; daughter Jennifer Jensen of Blair; mother Gloria Jensen of Blair; brothers: Thomas (Peggy) Jensen of Blair, William (Donna) Jensen of Blair, John (Debbie) Jensen of Blair and Phillip (Patty) Jensen of Blair; mother-in-law Barbara Siggins of Omaha; sisters-in-law Vickey (Stan) Elsasser of Omaha, Betty Jo (Kelly) Peters of California and Reggie (Ron) Brezina of Texas; brother-in-law William Siggins of Kansas City, Kan.; and several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father, Ronald Jensen; brother Jay Jensen; and father-in-law Bill Siggins.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~