JENSEN, Rodney L. 1927-2019

JENSEN, NIELSEN, TANG

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 1/13/2019 at 13:26:40

Rodney L. Jensen

September 25, 1927 - January 11, 2019

Rodney L. Jensen, 91, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, January 11, 2019, at NewAldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls.

He was born September 25, 1927 in Forest City, Iowa, the son of Paul and Evelyn (Tang) Jensen.

Rodney married Mavis Nielsen on March 5, 1950 in Mason City, Iowa. He served in the U. S. Army from 1945 to the end of World War II. Rodney graduated from Forest City High School, Waldorf College and the Wisconsin School of Banking. Before moving to the Cedar Falls area Rodney worked for First National Bank in Mason City and as a Regional Credit Manager for Allied Mills Feed Company also in Mason City.

He worked for Wells Fargo Bank in Cedar Falls for 33 years as a cashier and vice president, retiring in 1987. Rodney loved to golf at Pheasant Ridge and Beaver Hills Golf Courses. He was a member of Nazareth Lutheran Church and Sertoma Club, served on the Cedar Falls Planning and Zoning Commission and was a Cedar Falls Ambassador.

Rodney is survived by his wife, Mavis Jensen, of Cedar Falls; his daughter, Tracie (Bert) Cantu, of Cedar Falls; four grandchildren, Stacy and Josie Rhoades, both of Chicago, Illinois, Charles “Chip” Thurston, III of Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Jocelyn (Jamey) Meyer of Cummings, Iowa; four great grandchildren, Charles Thurston, IV, Harrison Thurston, Graham Meyer and Colby Meyer, and his sister, Sharon Juhl, of Winter Springs, Florida.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a daughter, Krisanna (Todd) Rhoades and her husband Todd Rhoades.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 18, 2019, at Nazareth Lutheran Church, with burial at Fairview Cemetery, both in Cedar Falls. Visitation will be one hour before service at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the church, Cedar Valley Hospice or Christian Crusaders.

SOURCE: Dahl Funeral Home website