Jessen, Loren Edward 1951-2020

JESSEN, DOSE, SCHOON, SWENSON, LANGE, EADS

Posted By: Volunteer Transcriber
Date: 7/13/2021 at 21:35:29

Loren Edward Jessen
June 15, 1951 - July 18, 2020

Loren Edward Jessen, 69, of Baxter, Iowa passed away after a 16-year battle from Parkinson's Disease on Saturday, July 18, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at Fredregill Funeral & Cremation Care, 107 North Main Street, from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. in Baxter, Iowa. His funeral service will immediately follow his visitation and will begin at 7:00 p.m. Burial will take place in the Union Cemetery in Pomeroy, Iowa on Saturday, July 25, 2020 at 1:00 p.m.

Loren was born on June 15, 1951 to Frank and Viola (Dose) Jessen in Sioux City, Iowa. As a kid he was always his Dad's right-hand man. He grew up in Climbing Hill and Cedar Falls, until the family moved to Fort Dodge. Loren graduated Ft. Dodge High School with the class of 1969. He met the love of his life Sylvia Schoon in Fort Dodge. After school Loren relocated to Scranton and began working with his Dad. He married Sylvia at the Lutheran Church in Glidden, Iowa on August 1, 1971. The couple ran a Polaris Dealership and a restaurant in Scranton until Loren began working as a machinist in Jefferson. In 1993 the family relocated to Baxter and Loren began working at Maytag. In 2005 he retired from Maytag. Loren loved his family dearly and enjoyed spending time with them. He also enjoyed, tinkering, manufacturing things, camping, Minnesota Vikings football, softball, working on his house, and anything Cub Cadet.

Those left to cherish his loving memory are his wife Sylvia Jessen of Baxter, IA; sons Daniel (Tracy) Jessen of Baxter, IA and David Jessen of Baxter, IA; mother Viola Jessen; grandchildren Heather, Holly, Bailey, Riley, Drake, and Beau; many great-grandchildren; siblings Larry (Alicia) Jessen, Leon Jessen, Lyle Jessen, and Lonnie Jessen; sister-in-law Cindy (Steven Swenson) Lange; many nieces, nephews, and close friends.
He was preceded in death by his father Frank, sisters Lila Jessen and Linda Eads.
Memorial contributions may be directed to the family.

Fredregill Funeral & Cremation Care has been entrusted with the care of Loren and his family. ~ The Fredregill Funeral Home, Baxter, Iowa 18 July 2020.