Paul Nathaniel JENN

JENN, HAGEDORN, ABELS, MCCLELLAN, THOMAS

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 5/18/2010 at 10:41:05

BRITT, IA - Paul Nathaniel Jenn, 25, of West Branch, formerly of Britt, died Saturday (July 28, 2001) as a result of a motor vehicle accident north of Ventura. His funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday at the West Hancock High School in Britt, with Pastor Brooks Simpson and Pastor Chuck Walton officiating. Burial will take place in Evergreen Cemetery in Britt. Friends may greet the family from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the Ewing Funeral Chapel in Britt, and one hour before services at the high school.

Paul, the son of John and Lucinda (Hagedorn) Jenn, was born July 11, 1976, in Sac City. The Jenn family later moved to Britt, where Paul attended the Britt grade school and graduated from West Hancock High School in 1995. Paul attended Iowa Central Community College and then transferred to the University of Iowa. Paul was united in marriage with Angela Abels on Aug. 1, 1998, in Kanawha. The couple lived in the Iowa City area, while Paul attended the University of Iowa. He wrestled for the Hawkeyes from 1997-2000 and placed fourth at the Big 10 meet as a junior and sixth as a sophomore. Paul graduated from the University of Iowa in May of 2000, and received his teaching certification in May of 2001. He was to have taught physics at Mason City High School in the fall of 2001. In 1984 Paul became a born-again Christian by accepting Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. He worked extensively with wrestling camps and spoke to youth groups sharing his Christian testimony. Paul was a very caring young man who continued giving of himself as a tissue donor following his death.

Paul is survived by his wife, Angela, of West Branch; his parents, John Jenn of Britt, and Lucinda McClellan and her husband, Clifford, of Temple, Texas; one brother, Stephen Jenn and his children, Jeff, Brady and Cheree Jenn of Garner; two sisters, Laurel Thomas and her husband, Jon, of Manassas, Va., and Kristin Jenn of Britt. Ewing Funeral Chapel.

Mason City Globe Gazette - Iowa
August 1, 2001