Hoogensen, Gilbert H. (1919 - 2016)

HOOGENSEN, WHITELEY, BEHRENS, NISSEN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 4/29/2016 at 15:08:03

Name of deceased: Gilbert Henry Hoogensen

Aged: 96 yrs, 9 mo, 27 days

Residence: Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, IA (since Nov. 2014); formerly of Harlan, IA

Born: June 25, 1919; rural Jacksonville, Shelby County, IA

Died: April 21, 2016; Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan, IA

Funeral services: Friday, April 29, 2016; Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home, Harlan, IA; burial of ashes was in the Jacksonville Cemetery, Jacksonville, IA

Survived by: Daughter, Rita (spouse, Mike) Whiteley of Longmont, CO; other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Hans Hansen and Sena Christena (nee Behrens) Hoogensen; wife of 58 years, Arlene Hoogensen (deceased June 9, 1999); brother, Victor Hoogensen

Education: attended school at Jackson #9 (Shelby County, IA) country school through Grade 8

Religious affiliation: member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, IA

Military service: no information provided

Marriage: Arlene Margery Nissen; Sep. 12, 1940; Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Jacksonville, IA

Employment: After leaving school, he worked as a hired hand for local farmers; after his marriage, he farmed with his father-in-law, Holger Nissen. Additionally, Gilbert worked as a rural mail carrier for the Postal Service for many years. He and Arlene also had an antique shop on the farm, and they enjoyed restoring antiques and greeting customers until they retired in 1984.

Hobbies/Interests: As a young man, Gilbert enjoyed playing men’s softball and baseball for the Jacksonville teams. In later years, he enjoyed brewing homemade beer.

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