JENSEN, Erling H.

1927 - 2002  (75 years)

• Name	JENSEN, Erling H.
  Birth	15 Feb 1927
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Dec 2002	Rock Rapids, Lyon, Iowa, United States   [1]
  	Address: Merrill Pioneer Community Hospital
  	Erling H. Jensen, 75, Luverne, died Monday, Dec. 16, 2002, at Merrill Pioneer Community Hospital in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Graveside services were Friday, Dec. 20, at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. The Rev. Maurice E. Hagen officiated. Erling Jensen was born to Jens and Anna (Benson) Jensen on Feb. 15, 1927, in Luverne. He grew up on the family farm and attended country school through the eighth grade. He married Joyce Dubbe on Oct. 3, 1945, in Luverne. The couple farmed southeast of Luverne. He retired from farming in September 1995 and became a resident of Lyon Manor Nursing Center in Rock Rapids. Survivors include two sons, Stanley Jensen, Beaver Creek, and Mark Jensen, Mankato; three daughters, Rhonda Smiens, Luverne, Julie (Larry) Back, Hartley, Iowa, and Ruth (Paul) Kokenge, Sioux Falls, S.D.; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; two sisters, Sylvia Salvesen, Monroe, N.Y., and Julia Skyberg, Luverne; several nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Mr. Jensen was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Joyce, on July 12, 1983, one brother, Ralph, and one sister, Esther. Engebretson Funeral Home, Luverne, was in charge of arrangements. Source Rock County Star Herald, Luverne MN, 26 Dec 2002.
  Burial	20 Dec 2002	Luverne, Rock, Minnesota, United States   [1, 2]
  	Address: Maplewood Cemetery
  	Plot: Northeast Park Division
  Person ID	I5607	Jindra and Chaloupka Family Trees
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2023

  
  

  Family	DUBBE, Joyce Elaine,   b. Abt 1928, South Dakota, United States d. 12 Jul 1983 (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	3 Oct 1945	Luverne, Rock, Minnesota, United States
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living
  Family ID	F1900	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S328] Newspaper - Minnesota - Rock County Star Herald, 26 December 2002; Unknown; Find-A-Grave entry for Joyce Jensen Maplewood Cemetery, Luverne, Minnesota. [S41] Website - FindAGrave, viewed online; 29 December 2013; Maplewood Cemetery, Luverne, Rock, MN, Created by Gregory Aanenson, Apr. 15, 2010, Find a Grave memorial # 51164635.