Robert L. Jessen (1941-1998)

JESSEN, LOOS

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 5/13/2010 at 15:08:27

Jackson Sentinel, January 21, 1998

OBITUARIES-

Robert Jessen-

Robert Lee “Bob” Jessen, 56, of Council Bluffs and formerly of Maquoketa, died Thursday, January 15, 1998, at his home in Council Bluffs.
A memorial mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 26th at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Maquoketa with Father Dennis Cain officiating. Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Maquoketa.
Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until service time on Monday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The body has been cremated. The Carson & Son Funeral Home in Maquoketa is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Jessen was born March 8, 1941 in Maquoketa to Leo and Leona Miller Jessen.
He was a 1960 graduate of the Maquoketa Community High School. He then attended Parsons College in Fairfield and later attended Northwest Missouri State University in Kirksville, Missouri, graduating with a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering. He also received teaching credentials in industrial arts from Northwest Missouri State University. After college he taught industrial arts in Indianola and Peosta. He also had taught Driver’s Education.
He worked for a number of years as an engineer and consulting engineer for several companies. He had a private pilot’s license and was a ham radio operator. He also enjoyed woodworking, electronics, hunting, boats and cars and was a firearms collector.
He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Maquoketa.
Survivors include one sister, Mary (Mrs. Larry) Loos of Greenbrae, California and two nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents. Memorials may be made to the Diabetes Association.

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