Jensen, Louis E. (1927 - 2013)

JENSEN, TERRY, WOHLUTTER, GROSS, PAULSEN, OBRECHT, CAMPBELL, WOHLUTTER, ANTHONY

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 12/17/2013 at 18:34:59

Name of deceased: Louis E. Jensen

Aged: 86 yrs, 6 mo, 22 days

Residence: Harlan, IA

Born: April 27, 1927, Harlan, IA

Died: Nov. 18, 2013, Alegent Mercy Hospital, Council Bluffs, IA

Funeral services: Friday, Nov. 22, 2013, Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, IA; Pastor Darwin Moore officiated.

Survived by: Wife of 63 years, Virginia Jensen of Harlan, IA; daughters, Linda (spouse, Rod) Terry of Corvallis, OR, Pat (spouse, Mike) Wohlutter of Harlan, IA, and Gail (spouse, Joe) Gross of Earling, IA; son, Rod (spouse, Kelli) Jensen of Audubon, IA; 12 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren

Predeceased by: Parents, Louis and Millie (nee Paulsen) Jensen; sisters, Helen Obrecht and Ethel Campbell; granddaughter, Angie Wohlhutter

Education: graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1945; after his military service, he continued his education at Iowa State University.

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: Enlisted in 1945 in the U. S. Navy; honorably discharged

Marriage: Virginia Anthony; May 22, 1950; Maryville, MO.

Employment: In his youth, Louis worked with his father who owned and operated the Merrell Canning Company and the Brickyard Orchard. He was a master machinist and opened Harlan Welding and Machine and ran it for 25 years. He retired in 2000 from Bond Equipment located in Logan, IA.

Hobbies/Interests: Member, Harlan Golf and Country Club board of directors; member, Harlan Band Parents Organization; member, Odd Fellows; member, Harlan American Legion Helmer Reyelt Post No. 150; 20-year member, Harlan Fire Department; former member, Harlan City Council. Louis loved to play golf; his mechanical and electrical abilities allowed him to repair anything brought to him.

Sources: kjan.com; knodfm.com; harlanonline.com; pauleyjones.com