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Marlin Edwy Jensen

Birth	:	28 Aug 1916
Death	:	21 Dec 2007
Burial	:	Shelby Cemetery, Shelby, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.5083313, -95.4511108
Description	:	MARLIN EDWY JENSEN was born on August 28, 1916, in Shelby Township, Shelby, Iowa, the third of five children born to Jens Anders and Jennie Marie (Damgaard) Jensen. He passed away Friday, December 21, 2007, at Oakland Heights Nursing Home in Oakland, at the age of 91 years. Marlin graduated from Shelby High School at the age of 17 and worked in Waterloo, Iowa, for a time, and worked for the Civilian Conservation Corp. Marlin served in the U. S. Navy from 1943 to 1946, where he was stationed at Treasure Island and taught gyrocompass courses. Marlin was a 60-plus... Read More	MARLIN EDWY JENSEN was born on August 28, 1916, in Shelby Township, Shelby, Iowa, the third of five children born to Jens Anders and Jennie Marie (Damgaard) Jensen. He passed away Friday, December 21, 2007, at Oakland Heights Nursing Home in Oakland, at the age of 91 years. Marlin graduated from Shelby High School at the age of 17 and worked in Waterloo, Iowa, for a time, and worked for the Civilian Conservation Corp. Marlin served in the U. S. Navy from 1943 to 1946, where he was stationed at Treasure Island and taught gyrocompass courses. Marlin was a 60-plus year member of the American Legion Post No. 0330. In 1950, Marlin married Sarah Pike, also from Shelby. They lived in Slater and Ames, Iowa and then moved to Neola, Iowa, where Marlin worked for the Milwaukee Railroad as a depot agent. They raised their two children: Rosemary and Neil, close to extended family in Shelby. Sarah was stricken with cancer at an early age and passed away in 1966. After completing the task of raising his two children, Marlin married Pernilla Andersen Johnson, a widow, from Omaha in 1973. They lived in Omaha for 22 years. Marlin retired from the Milwaukee Railroad in 1980 and in 1995, they moved to Oakland, Nebraska. Marlin and Pernilla enjoyed traveling to visit their children and grandchildren around the country and there were often a few home fix-it projects waiting for them when they came to visit. Marlin was preceded in death by his parents; wife: Sarah in 1966; wife: Pernilla in 2007; brothers: Jens and Alvin Jensen; sister: Frances Johansen; stepson: Irving Johnson, Jr. and grandson: Sean Stunich. Survivors include his daughter: Rosemary Smith and her husband, Claude III, of Silver City, New Mexico; son: Neil Jensen and his wife, Fran, of Madison, Alabama; stepdaughter: Karen Rosenboom and her husband, Gary, of Omaha, Nebraska; stepdaughter-in-law: Jeannette Rasor and her husband, James, of Trophy Club, Texas; four grandchildren: Sarah Smith and her husband, Sabino Iturbe of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Claude Smith IV of Girona, Spain, Timothy (T.J.) Jensen, stationed in the US Army in Iraq, Shelby Jensen of Madison, Alabama; five step-grandchildren: Teresa Nauslar and her husband, Dennis, of Dallas, Texas, Scott Johnson and his wife, Debbie, of Flower Mound, Texas, Greg Rosenboom of Lincoln, Nebraska, Amy Wormington and her husband, Curtis, of Overland Park, Kansas; Michael Rosenboom and his wife, Linda, of Altoona, Iowa; eleven step-great grandchildren; one step-great, great grandson; older brother: Leonard Jensen of Hemet, California, as well as by a number of cousins, nieces and nephews. FUNERAL SERVICE: Wednesday, December 26, 2007, 10:00 a.m. at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oakland, Nebraska. BURIAL: Wednesday, December 26, 2007, 3:00 p.m., Shelby Cemetery, Shelby, Iowa. Military Honors by Shelby American Legion Post No. 240. VISITATION:Wednesday one hour prior to the service at the church. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to: First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Oakland, Nebraska

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Latitude: 41.5083313
Longitude: -95.4511108

Family Members:

Parent

Jens Anders Jensen

(1879 - 1950)

Jennie M. Damgaard Jensen

(1890 - 1986)

Spouse

Sarah Hulda Pike Jensen

(1923 - 1966)

Siblings

Wilson Alvin Jensen

(1913 - 2007)

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