Ole Jensen

1893 - 1966  (73 years)

• Name	Ole Jensen  [1]
  Birth	6 Mar 1893	Tarm, Denmark   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	9 Apr 1966	North Bend, Dodge County, Nebraska   [1]
  Notes	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. (Unddated, unreferenced clipping; courtesy of Caroline Mastny)
  Person ID	I5711	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Emma Racek,   b. 5 Jan 1899, North Bend, Dodge County, Nebraska d. 5 Jan 1977, Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	6 Apr 1921  [1]
  Children	1. Merle Jensen,   b. 15 Jan 1922, North Bend, Dodge County, Nebraska d. 16 May 1999, Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska (Age 77 years)   2. Dale Jensen,   b. 7 Oct 1924, North Bend, Dodge County, Nebraska d. 22 Jan 1945, St. James, France (Age 20 years)
  Family ID	F2968	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Mar 1893 - Tarm, Denmark Death - 9 Apr 1966 - North Bend, Dodge County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S190] Mastny, Caroline--Family Researcher, 410 W. 19th Street, Schuyler, Nebraska 68661.