Jensen, Robert Eugene (1930 - 2026)

JENSEN, CALABY, HJORNET, BAKER, PAULSEN, KJELGAARD

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 2/26/2026 at 15:14:55

Name of deceased: Robert Eugene Jensen

Aged: 95 yrs, 3 mo, 11 days

Residence: Stuart, IA (formerly of Harlan, IA)

Born: Oct. 25, 1930; rural James township, Pottawattamie County, IA

Died: Feb. 5, 2026; Community Care Center, Stuart, Adair County, IA

Funeral services: no information provided

Survived by: Children, Randal Jensen of Tennant, IA, Janet Jensen of Springdale, WA, Jinea (spouse, Russell) Calaby of Windsor Heights, IA; grandchildren, Jamie, Rina, Mitchell, Jackie, Skye, Connor; great-grandchildren, Kellen, Elodie, Zayvian, and Liam; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Niels “Nels” Jensen and Kirsten “Katherine” (Hjornet) Jensen; wife of more than 50 years, Ellen Marie Jensen; son, Dennis Jensen; 3 grandchildren; siblings, Elsie Baker, Elmer Jensen, Betty Paulsen, Carl Jensen, and Ellen “Toots” Kjeldgaard

Education: no information provided

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: no information provided

Marriage: Ellen Marie Smith; Dec. 19, 1954; location not provided

Employment: Was a hard worker and spent many years as a welder/mechanic in the Council Bluffs, IA and Omaha, NE area, before starting his own machine shop in Tennant, IA.

Hobbies/Interests: no information provided

Sources: knodfm.com; pauleyjones.com