Pastor George N. Jensen

A memorial service for Pastor George N. Jensen, 78, of Rochester, MN will be at 11:00am on Friday, March 14, 2014 at Zumbro Lutheran Church.Visitation will be from 5:00 8:00pm on Thursday, March 13, 2014 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes and also one hour prior to the service at the church.Inurnment will be in the church columbarium. George Nichols Jensen was born on Febraury 13, 1936 in Oneonta, NY to Knud and Aldyth (Nichols) Jensen.He died on March 11, 2014 at Charter House in Rochester. George graduated from the University of South Dakota in Vermilion and served two years in the United States Army. After he was discharged, he graduated from Luther Seminary in St. Paul and later the University of Minnesota in Nursing Home Administration.He served churches in Fremont, OH, Austin, Moscow and Oakland, MN and Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Rochester.He retired in 1998 from the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield.George married Edith A. Hanson in 1964 and they were later divorced.He married Karen Pearson Teske in 1986. George loved the outdoors.He enjoyed backpacking in Colorado and Montana, canoeing the Boundary Waters, motorcycling, bicycling and camping.He was an avid fan of Gopher Sports. Survivors include his wife, Karen Jensen of Rochester, MN; daughters, Julie (Randy) Beck of Cocoa, FL, Laura (Jon) Ware of Mashpee, Mass and Kristin (Mark) Pretasky of LaCrosse, WI; step children, Sue (Mike) O'Brien of St. Paul, MN and Jacob (Kate) Teske of Huntersville, NC; grandchildren, Nathan, Sean, Max, Kody, Luke, Joey, Julia, Brita, Anna and Elyanna; sisters, Dorothy Kingsmore of Colorado Springs, CO and Fran (John) Schuyler of Rochester, NY and his former wife, Edith.He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Mary Jensen. Memorials can be directed to Seasons Hospice or the Zumbro Lutheran Choir.