John t. Jensen, 87, of Blair died Thursday, Dec. 11, 1997, in Mesa, Ariz.

Services were Monday at First United Methodist Church in Blair. Burial was in the Craig, Nebraska, Cemetery.

Mr. Jensen was born June 7, 1910 at Craig to John D. and Alice (Wilcox) Jensen. On Aug. 10, 1935, he married Francis H. Hale. He lived on a farm in Burt County until 1955, when they moved to Blair. He retired from Interstate Bakeries in 1971 after 20 years of service. He played semi-professional baseball with Tekamah, Craig and Oakland teams for 13 years.

He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Craig since 1932 and was a member of the United Methodist Church in Blair.

Survivors are his daughter and son-in-law, Karen Beth and J. Kent Howard, LeaWood, Kans.; a son and daughter-in-law, Louis R. and Mary K. Jensen, Terre Haute, Ind.; grandchildren, Michael Howard, John Howard, Mark Howard, Randall Jensen, Jeffrey Jensen, John Jensen, James Jensen, and Julie Stilwell; great-grandchildren, Jonathan Jensen, Hilary Jensen, Carson Howard Templeton and John Hensen Howard and his personal companion, Phyllis Hopkins.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Francis in 1990; and his brothers, Louis Jensen and Melville Jensen.

Memporials may be directed to the Blair First United Methodist Church, Blair Rescue Squad or the charity of the giver's choice.

Campbell-Aman Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.