John Jensen

John A. Jensen went to be with his Lord and Savior on March 1, 2011 at North Platte, NE.

John was born in Gothenburg, NE on October 21, 1925 to Walter A and Dena Sitorius Jensen.

John accepted Christ as his Savior at a young age. He attended schools in Gothenburg and graduated with the Class of 1943.

John served his country in the US Army and in the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations from January 1944 thru May 1946.

John married Mary Oberg on April 28, 1947. They worked together in the retail grocery business with stores in Gothenburg and Cozad.

He was a devoted family man and devoted Christian. John was always an advocate of the growth of Gothenburg. He was a long time supporter of Nebraska Athletics.

He is survived by his son Ronald, children Jill and husband Krishnan Kandasamy, Ryan, and Jacob; son Steve, children Bart and girlfriend Amy VanSickle and children Emerald Jensen and Alyssa and Elizabeth Callaway; Justin, wife Jennifer, children Keaton, Connor, Micah and Rudy; Amy husband Rick Reynoldson and son Rayce; a daughter Kathy and husband David Jacobs; his sister Harriet Oberg; and many nieces and nephews and lifelong friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Mary and sister Marye Franzen.