1924
Ardis
2016
Ardis Jensen
May 26, 1924 — May 11, 2016
Funeral services for Ardis Jensen will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, May 15, 2016 at the First Presbyterian Church, Albert Lea. The Reverend Dwight Netzer will officiate. Visitation will be held from 4 – 6 PM on Saturday, as well as one hour prior to the church on Sunday. Interment will take place at Hillcrest Cemetery.
Ardis passed away at St. John's Lutheran Home on Wednesday, May 11, 2016. She was 91 years old.
Ardis R. (Nelson) was born on May 26, 1924 in Irene, SD to Richard and Minnie (Morrison) Nelson. She attended and graduated from Marian High School in 1942. She went on to Eastern State Teachers College in South Dakota where she earned her teaching degree. Her first job was teaching at Viborg, SD. This is where she would meet her future husband. She then moved to Ramona, SD where she taught 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. She later moved to Albert Lea where she taught in the Maple Island School District. She would also work as a Teacher's Aide at the Emmons School for a number of years. In her later years, she worked as a Home Health Aide for Freeborn County for several years.
On April 6, 1947, she was united in marriage to Oliver H. Jensen at the First Presbyterian Church in Albert Lea. To this union, the couple was blessed with five children. Oliver had a stroke in 1982, and Ardis cared for him every day until the day he passed away. Aside from her love of teaching, Ardis enjoyed gardening, reading, and Sudoku puzzles. She enjoyed volunteering at many various places such as the Girl Scouts, 4H, and at First Presbyterian Church. Ardis always thought of others before herself. She loved her family dearly, and often would call each one of her children every day just to check up on them.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Oliver; both parents, Richard and Minnie; son in-law, Irv Busman; grandson in-law, Eric Schaap; siblings, Nila (Earl) Taylor, Wanda (Stan) Dowd, and a brother in infancy; as well as nephews, David Taylor and Michael Taylor.
Those left to carry on her legacy include her children, Carol (Gary) Oney of Mankato, Annette Jensen of Faribault, Brenda (Roger) Swanson of Albert Lea, Judy Busman of Chandler, MN, and Ramona (Doug) Jacobson of Chanhassen; grandchildren, Kristy (Kaleb) Hurley, Jeffrey Swanson, Jessamy Schaap, Andy Busman, Kirsten Jacobson, Megan Busman, and Gunnar Jacobson; great-grandchildren, Jairus, Izara, and Zoe Hurley; brother, Sherman (Pat) Nelson; sister in-law, Phyllis Kerr; as well as many other loving relatives and friends.
Ardis passed away at St. John's Lutheran Home on Wednesday, May 11, 2016. She was 91 years old.
Ardis R. (Nelson) was born on May 26, 1924 in Irene, SD to Richard and Minnie (Morrison) Nelson. She attended and graduated from Marian High School in 1942. She went on to Eastern State Teachers College in South Dakota where she earned her teaching degree. Her first job was teaching at Viborg, SD. This is where she would meet her future husband. She then moved to Ramona, SD where she taught 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. She later moved to Albert Lea where she taught in the Maple Island School District. She would also work as a Teacher's Aide at the Emmons School for a number of years. In her later years, she worked as a Home Health Aide for Freeborn County for several years.
On April 6, 1947, she was united in marriage to Oliver H. Jensen at the First Presbyterian Church in Albert Lea. To this union, the couple was blessed with five children. Oliver had a stroke in 1982, and Ardis cared for him every day until the day he passed away. Aside from her love of teaching, Ardis enjoyed gardening, reading, and Sudoku puzzles. She enjoyed volunteering at many various places such as the Girl Scouts, 4H, and at First Presbyterian Church. Ardis always thought of others before herself. She loved her family dearly, and often would call each one of her children every day just to check up on them.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Oliver; both parents, Richard and Minnie; son in-law, Irv Busman; grandson in-law, Eric Schaap; siblings, Nila (Earl) Taylor, Wanda (Stan) Dowd, and a brother in infancy; as well as nephews, David Taylor and Michael Taylor.
Those left to carry on her legacy include her children, Carol (Gary) Oney of Mankato, Annette Jensen of Faribault, Brenda (Roger) Swanson of Albert Lea, Judy Busman of Chandler, MN, and Ramona (Doug) Jacobson of Chanhassen; grandchildren, Kristy (Kaleb) Hurley, Jeffrey Swanson, Jessamy Schaap, Andy Busman, Kirsten Jacobson, Megan Busman, and Gunnar Jacobson; great-grandchildren, Jairus, Izara, and Zoe Hurley; brother, Sherman (Pat) Nelson; sister in-law, Phyllis Kerr; as well as many other loving relatives and friends.
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