J. Dean JORGENSEN

JORGENSEN

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 7/3/2009 at 10:09:08

The Harlan Tribune, Iowa
November 18, 2004

J. Dean Jorgensen, 88, Fairfield Bay, Ark., died Nov. 11, 2004

FAIRFIELD Bay, Ark. -- J. Dean Jorgensen, former manager of Nishnabotna Valley REC, passed away November 11 at Fairfield Bay, Arkansas, at the age of 88. Jorgensen served as general manager of the Cooperative from 1948 until his retirement in 1978. Prior to becoming manager at Nishnabotna Valley REC, Jorgensen was office manager for the REC in Clarion, Iowa. He served his country in the Navy from 1943 to 1946, spending one year in the South Pacific. After his discharge from the Navy he returned to Clarion. He became the manager at Nishnabotna Valley REC in April of 1948. He also was manager of Farmers Mutual Telephone Company for a short time. Jorgensen was active in several civic organizations in the Fairfield Bay area, where he lived following his retirement from the REC. He is survived by his wife, June; a son, Roger of Omaha; and a daughter, Lois, of Fairfield Bay; two grandchildren and three great grandchildren.