Obituaries : Raymond Jensen

Raymond Jensen

NEWHALL: Raymond Jensen, 81, died August 11, 2010 at his residence following an extended illness. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM, Saturday, August 14, 2010 at St. John Lutheran Church in Newhall with Rev. Douglas Woltemath officiating. Interment will be held at St. Stephen's Cemetery near Atkins, with Graveside Military Rites conducted by John Ward McGranahan American Legion Post #167 of Newhall and the Iowa Military Funeral Honors. Visitation will also be held at Church in Newhall from 4 to 6:30 PM on Friday. A Memorial Fund has been established. Phillips Funeral Home in Vinton is in charge of arrangements. Raymond was born December 24, 1928 at Stanton, NE to Reuben and Helen (Oltner) Jensen. He served his nation in the US Army during the Korean Conflict and was honorable discharged on May 28, 1954. He married Willave Volk at Battle Creek, NE, and was later united in marriage to Dorothy Rinderknecht. Raymond was a Technician at Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids and he retired in 1994. He was an active member of St. John Lutheran Church in Newhall and the John Ward McGranahan American Legion Post #167 of Newhall. He enjoyed gardening and spending time with his family. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Jensen of the state of Washington; his son, Mark (Marcey) Jensen of Atkins; his step-children, Chuck Rinderknecht of Cedar Rapids, Ron Rinderknecht of Utah, and Renee Rinderknecht of the state of Washington; many loving grand and great-grandchildren; his brother, Reuben (Clara) Jensen of Stanton, NE; and his sister, Delores (Bill) Kucera of Herrin, IL. He was preceded in death by his parents; his daughters, Nancy Lea Jensen and Ila Jane Bintz; and his brother, Roland Jensen.

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