Asta and Frederik’s Family - Person Sheet
Asta and Frederik’s Family - Person Sheet
NameDorothy Jo Jensen
Birth23 May 1926, Wayne, Wayne County, Nebraska, USA
Death20 May 2023, Blair, Washington County, Nebraska, USA
BurialPleasant View Cemetery, Winside, Wayne County, Nebraska, USA3660
Spouses
Birth1 Nov 1922, Winside, Wayne County, Nebraska, USA
Death26 Aug 1983, Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska, USA
BurialPleasant View Cemetery, Winside, Wayne County, Nebraska, USA3659
FatherAndrew Anton P Andersen (1892-1959)
MotherMinnie Rose Wendt (1895-1984)
Marriage14 Feb 1944, Winside, Wayne County, Nebraska, USA
ChildrenCarol J (1946-2018)
Notes for Dorothy Jo Jensen
Obituary:

Dorothy Jo Andersen age 96, of Fort Calhoun, formerly of Winside, passed away Saturday, May 20, 2023 at the Crowell Home in Blair, Nebraska.

Dorothy Jo was born in Wayne, Nebraska, on May 23, 1926, to Chris and Clara (Nielsen) Jensen.

Dorothy Jo's life was full of love and service. She spent her childhood and the majority of her life around the Winside area. She graduated from Winside High School and married Leonard on February 14, 1944. Dorothy Jo was devoted to her family and active in her church. She loved to bake and garden. She was an amazing needlework artist. Dorothy Jo especially enjoyed collecting cardinal themed items. She was a lifetime member of the American Legion Auxiliary and the Trinity Lutheran Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband Leonard; daughter, Carol Craven; parents, Chris and Clara Jensen; sister Wilma Andersen and brother Robert Jensen; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Andrew and Minnie Andersen; brothers-in-law, Howard (Jean) Andersen, and Marvin Andersen; and sisters-in-law, Dorthea (Dewey) Jensen.

Interment will be in Pleasant view Cemetery.
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