John "Roger" Jenson

1937 - 1999  (61 years)

• Name	John "Roger" Jenson  [1, 2, 3]
  Nickname	Roger
  Born	7 Aug 1937	Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Obituary	Obituary: John Roger Jensen, Dies June 18. He was born Aug. 7, 1937, in Bigfork where he grew up and attended schools, graduating in 1955. He began employment in road construction in Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota. He owned and operated his own semi long-haul truck. Most recently, he was employed laying fiber optic cable for Johnson Construction of Omaha. He returned to Bigfork in 1998 for eventual retirement. He is survived by his wife, Lorene; three sons, Donald, Crane, Mo., David, Springfield, Mo., and Daryl, Nixa, Mo.; two stepdaughters, Lana Holmstedt, Omaha, Neb., and Karen Ramos, Dallas, Ore.; two sisters, Marion Benson, Grand Rapids, and Karen Dohse, Shorewood; a brother, Donald, Bigfork; and nine grandchildren. Preceding him in death were his parents Leonard and Mia Jensen. Funeral: Wednesday, June 23, at 2 p.m. at Bigfork Lutheran Church, with the Rev. John Sebentsfeldt officiating. Arrangements by Carroll Funeral Home, Deer River. Herald-Review News Grand Rapids, Minnesota June 23, 1999
  Family Search ID	L27L-YK2
  Family Search Link	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L27L-YK2
  Died	18 Jun 1999	Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States   [1, 2, 3]
  Cremated	23 Jun 1999	Bigfork Cemetery, Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States   [1, 2, 3]
  		Roger Jenson Grave Marker
  Person ID	I19	Dale's Tree
  Last Modified	4 May 2017

  
  

  Father	Leonard Perry Jenson,   b. 21 Nov 1900, Wasioja, Dodge, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 2 Nov 1991, Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Karen Marie "Mia" Hanson,   b. 11 Feb 1916, Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 27 Feb 1992, Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States  (Age 76 years)
  Married	25 Nov 1934	Grand Rapids, Itasca, Minnesota, United States
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rita Rae Birt
  Children	+ 1. Donald Howard Jenson,   b. 18 May 1959, Auburn, Placer, California, United States ,   d. 28 May 2012, , Lawrence, Missouri, United States  (Age 53 years) + 2. David Ray Jenson + 3. Darryl Eugene Jenson
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F7	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Shirley Radke
  Married	Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2012
  Family ID	F1279	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Lorene Marie Miller,   b. 27 Jul 1938, Fairmont, Fillmore, Nebraska, United States
  Married	27 Feb 1988	Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States   [4]
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2010
  Family ID	F13	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 7 Aug 1937 - Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States Married - 27 Feb 1988 - Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States Died - 18 Jun 1999 - Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States Cremated - 23 Jun 1999 - Bigfork Cemetery, Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States Married - - Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Roger Jenson Aug 7, 1937 - Jun 18, 1999

  
  

• Sources

  [S337] Cemeteries - MN, Itasca - Bigfork Cemetery Grave Markers, Bigfork Cemetery (Itasca, Minnesota), John Roger and Lorene Marie Jenson marker, personally read and photographed, 2009. (Reliability: 3). [S387] Artifacts - Funeral Card, Memorial Card (Reliability: 2), 9 Dec 2013. [S647] Newspapers - Unknown State - Unknown Publisher, Unknown. Unknown., "John Roger Jenson [Obit]". (Reliability: 2), 12 Dec 2013. [S426] Genealogy Report: JENSON - Genealogy Report of Peder Jenson and Caroline Branes by Doroth Steinberg, Jay M. and Dorothy E. Steinberg, JENSON - Peder Jenson and Caroline Branes Genealogy - Steinbergs.pdf., p. 16 (Reliability: 2), 16 Jul 2010.