Ole Jensen

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Services held for Mr. Ole Jensen

Services were held Monday afternoon at the Presbyterian Church for Ole Jensen, 73, who died Saturday, April 9, 1966 at Birchwood Manor, with Reverand L.A. Warren officiating.

Mrs. Joe Clement was soloist and Mrs. Harold Diffey was organist.

Pall bearers were Harold Ristau, Bernard Wilkening, Gayle Chesley, LaVern Kruger, Junior Dieckmann, all of North Bend and George Havlovec of Fremont.

Burial was in Woodland Cemetery. Commander Bernard Laudenklos and Larry Gaughen presented the casket flag to Mrs. Jensen, as representatives of the Berternas of Foreign Wars. Moser Memorial Chapel was in charge of arrangements.

Ole was born March 6, 1892 in Tarm, Denmark. At the age of 17 he emigrated to America, making his home from 1910 to 1913 in Exeter, Nebraska. At that time he moved to the North Bend area, where he has resided, witht he exception of the period from 1917 to 1919 when he served in World War I with Company D lf the 109 Engineers.

On April 6, 1921 he was united in marriage with Miss Emma Racek. They farmed east of North Bend until 1937 when they moved to town and operated the City Club Cafe. After 1941 Ole was in the painting and carpentering business.

Ole will best be remembered by his many collections, which included clocks, buttons, stamps, coins, bottles and Danish Christmas Seals and many other things.

He was a member of the Danish Brotherhood, No. 26, Fremont, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Fremont, and the Nebraska State Historical Society. He was confirmed in the Danish Lutheran Church.

He is survived by his wife, Emma, a son Merle of North Bend; two grandsons, Duane and Daran and a granddaughter, Denise; two brothers, Jens M. Jensen of Fremont and Jens Jorgen Jensen of Tarm, Denmark; three sisters, Mrs. Louise Carrigan of Bell, California; Mrs. Marie Jensen, Vejle, Denmark and Mrs. Christina Olsen, Lincoln. He was preceded in death by a son, Dale, who was killed in action during World War II, a brother, Marinus Jensen of Bell, California, and an infant granddaughter.

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Ole married Emma Racek on 6 Apr 1921. Emma (daughter of Frank Racek and Mary Virka) was born on 5 Jan 1899 in North Bend, Dodge County, Nebraska; died on 5 Jan 1977 in Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Merle Jensen was born on 15 Jan 1922 in North Bend, Dodge County, Nebraska; died on 16 May 1999 in Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska.
2. Dale Jensen was born on 7 Oct 1924 in North Bend, Dodge County, Nebraska; died on 22 Jan 1945 in St. James, France.