Harold William Jensen (1924-2009)
JENSEN, DIEST, ANDERSON, RASMUS, PHKLGREEN
Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 6/12/2009 at 14:45:24
THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Friday, June 12, 2009.
Harold William Jensen, 84, of Madrid, formerly of Ames and Audubon, passed from this life Thursday, June 11, 2009, at Madrid Home. A celebration of Harold’s life will be at 6 p.m. Sunday, June 14, in the Sanborn Memorial Chapel at Madrid Home, 613 W. North St., in Madrid, with visitation following until 8:30 p.m. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 15, at Grand Avenue Baptist Church, 612 24th St., in Ames, followed by lunch where the family will greet relatives and friends. Graveside committal services will be at 2 p.m. at Fjeldberg Lutheran Cemetery, just south of Huxley.
Harold was born Oct. 24, 1924, in Audubon County, to Edward and Laura (Diest) Jensen. On Feb. 14, 1954, he married Lois Nadine Jensen in Exira, and their marriage was blessed with five sons. He was a farmer in Audubon County most of his life, along with being employed as a heavy equipment operator for nearly 20 years. He moved to Ames in 1994 and then to Madrid in 2006. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.
He is survived and lovingly remembered by his wife of 55 years, Lois, of Madrid; five sons, Danny (Dorothy), of Murray, Dean (Dianne) and Duane (Danelle), both of Ames, David (Kim), of Huxley, and Dickson (Luann), also of Ames; one sister, Lorraine Anderson, of Carroll; 19 grandchildren, Jennifer (Brady) Rasmus, Jocelyn, Julianna, Lucas, Bradley, Laura, Nicholas, Amanda (Jonathan) Philgreen, Benjamin, Gregory, Rebecca, Jonathan, Sara, Joseph, Blake, Alyssa, Samantha, Mason and Kolby; and two great-granddaughters, Aubri Rasmus and Abigail Philgreen. He is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded into eternal life by his parents and one grandson, Zachary Jensen.
Iles Funeral Homes-Sundberg-Kirkpatrick Chapel in Madrid is in charge of arrangements.
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