Residence: Bradford Township of Rural Doran, MN
Birth: April 30, 1923 - Dane Prairie Township, Rural Underwood, MN
Death: August 18, 2004 - at his residence in Bradford Township, rural Doran, MN
Funeral: Saturday, August 21, 2004 - 2:00 PM
Vukku Lutheran Church
Foxhome, Minnesota
Officiating: Pastor Paul Schiotz
Visitation: Friday, August 20, 2004 - 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Prayer Service: 7:00 PM
Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home
Breckenridge, Minnesota
Interment: Vukku Lutheran Cemetery, Foxhome, MN
Survived by: His wife: Dorothy
His two daughters: Faye (Frank) Klein, Fargo, ND; Julie Jensen, Doran, MN
His two grandchildren: Christopher (Jennifer) Gill, Bismarck, ND
Jennifer Gill, Fargo, ND
His great grandchild: Farrah Gill
His two sisters: Ida Mae Bjorgum, Fergus Falls, MN; Dorothy Retator, Minneapolis, MN
His sister-in-law: Helen Jensen, Fergus Falls, MN
Preceded by: His parents, Hans and Anna Jensen
His one brother: Helmer Jensen
His two sisters: Blanche Binegar and Margaret Bjorgum
A brother in infancy, Henry.
A sister, Frances in childhood.
History: Arnold Odin Jensen was born on April 30, 1923 to Hans and Anna (Tollefson) Jensen in Dane Prairie Township of rural Underwood, MN. He grew up and attended school in that area. He worked on various farms in the Dane Prairie area and as a young man moved to the Doran area and worked on the Herman Deal farm. He joined the service in 1948. He served with the 3rd Signal Company, 3rd Infantry Division as a truck driver in Korea. After his discharge in 1949 he returned to farm near Doran.
On May 22, 1955 he married Dorothy Ann Hansen at Trinity Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls, MN. They made their home on a farm east of Doran and in 1961 they purchased the farmstead they presently live at.
He enjoyed fishing and listening to old time music, especially polka music. Arnold was currently still farming and was proud to be able to care for his feeder cattle.
Pallbearers: Steve Oakland, Tim Deal, Lawrence Deal, Frank Klein, Tom Gerner, Clyde Schmidt