Darrel William Jensen
Jensen, Darrel W.
2 Jan 1934 - 21 May 2015
Darrel W. Jensen, 81, of Omaha, passed away on Thursday, May 21, 2015.
Darrel was born in Council Bluffs, IA, to Vernon and Dorothy (Hough)
Jensen. Darrel grew up in Iowa in a farming family and served in the
Army in Germany from 1954-56 before meeting his wife Janice (Cook) in
Omaha, NE, at a dance. They married at St. Peter’s Catholic Church on
June 25, 1960. Darrel spent 38 and a half years working for Western
Electric. As an avid lover of the National Park Service, Darrel took his
family on many summer camping trips and winter ski trips to the Colorado
Rocky Mountains.
Darrel is preceded in death by his parents.
Darrel is survived by Janice, his wife of almost 55 years, sons Brian
(Gail Allbery) Jensen, Dan (Kea) Jensen, Steve (Catherine) Jensen and
Pat (Stephanie) Jensen all of Omaha, NE; sister, Joan (Mel) Kruger and
many cousins, nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
Special thanks to the staff at Maple Crest Health Center for taking care
of our “Blue Eyes”.
Visitation: Monday, May 25, 5 - 7 P.M.,
Westlawn-Hillcrest Funeral Home,
5701 Center St., Omaha NE.
Services: Tuesday, May 26, 10 - 12 A.M., St. Robert Bellarmine Parish,
11802 Pacific St, Omaha, NE.
Memorials: Directed by the family.
Darrel worked in test set maintenance in the 50 building. He retired,
1 Mar 1996.
Westlawn-Hillcrest Memorial Park Funeral Home
5701 Center Street
Omaha NE 68106
402-556-2500
www.westlawnhillcrest.com
