Egan Jensen Obituary (1919 - 2011) - Mandan, North Dakota

Egan A. Jensen, 91, Bismarck, North Dakota, passed away Friday, September 2, 2011, at Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center. Graveside Services will be held at 11:30 AM, Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at Wabek Cemetery with Rev. Chris Lenning officiating. Egan was born November 5, 1919, at Parshall, North Dakota, to Adolph Ostlie and Tina Jensen. He attended Banner School #1 through 8th grade; but his education continued throughout his lifetime. He was self-taught in carpentry (he built his own home), and various other areas. He married Cleona Hime in 1945 in Wibaux, Montana. Beside farming the homestead where he grew up, he was employed by Keuhn Implement as a John Deere mechanic, by the Minuteman Missiles Company, by the US government in the agricultural Department, and earlier worked on the \u0027"first\u0027 4 Bears Bridge near New Town, North Dakota. He moved his young family to Oregon in 1952 where he bought a home. He was employed at a sawmill in Oregon City, Oregon. In 1969, he married Charlotte Hansen at Cooperstown, North Dakota. They spent several winters together in Arizona, before finally settling in Bismarck, where they lived for 24 years. Egan enjoyed traveling and was well read in many areas. He is survived by his daughter, Janice (Les) Pierce, Bismarck, North Dakota; one son, Gordon (Elaine) Jensen, Mandan, North Dakota; twin sisters, Leita Weedeman, and Lily Blowers, both of Makoti, North Dakota; five grandchildren, Deana (Frank) Mack, Vernon (Rachael) Newman, Jolene (Dan) Hoffman, Wesley Jensen, and Leigh Jensen; and eight great-grandchildren. Egan was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Charlotte, and his grandfather, Erick Jensen.