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JENSEN, Larry Robert 1941-2019

JENSEN, NEWCOMB, PECK, SNIDER

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 7/20/2019 at 15:47:56

Larry Robert Jensen

Larry Robert Jensen, 77, of Denver, Iowa, died Sunday, July 14, 2019 at UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital, in Waterloo, Iowa.

He was born December 15, 1941, in Waterloo, the son of Allen C. and Geraldine A. Snider Jensen.

He graduated from Waterloo West High School and with a B.S. from Upper Iowa University. He married Lynne Newcomb-Peck April 9, 1983, in Grundy Center. He worked in a variety of roles at John Deere Waterloo Operations, retiring after 34 years.

Larry volunteered at the Living History Farm in Des Moines and was a member of Ascension Lutheran Church. He enjoyed reading, golfing, going to his grandchildren's events, and mowing his lawn on his John Deere tractor. He loved flying, fishing, and hunting, and spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. He was a cribbage player, and UNI Panther’s and Packer's fan.

Larry is survived by his wife, Lynne Jensen; one daughter, Julie (Eric) Ritland; two step-sons, Byron (Toni) Peck, and Barry Peck; brother, Bill (Kathy) Jensen; five grandchildren: Travis (Edina) Peck, Justin (Holly) Petersen, Courtney Petersen, Matthew Ritland, and Nicholas Ritland; two great-grandchildren, Serina Peck, Adonis Peck, and Baby P on the way; and son-in-law, Tom (Lana) Petersen.

He is preceded in death by his parents; and daughter, Janee Petersen.

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Services:
Thursday, July 18, 2019 at Ascension Lutheran Church, 2211 Maynard Ave., Waterloo, Iowa;
Military Rites: American Legion Post #138, VFW Post #1623, and US Marine Corps Honor Detail

Cemetery: (Not given)

Memorials:
May be directed to the Allen Child Protection Center or the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital.

SOURCE: Locke funeral home


 

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