Margaret A. Jensen

Memorial services for Margaret A. Jensen, age 98, of Albert Lea and formerly of Owatonna will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, September 21, 2015 at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Kent Otterman will officiate. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery. Friends may greet the family one hour prior to the service at Bayview.
Margaret died on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at St. John’s Lutheran Community.
Margaret Alpha Jensen was born on August 5, 1917 in Albert Lea, the daughter of Elmore J. and Hulda (Calvin) Olson. She grew up here and graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1935. She then attended Mankato Business School. On December 26, 1941 Margaret was united in marriage to Earl N. Jensen in Albert Lea. They farmed together in Blooming Prairie, and had also lived in St. Peter, Owatonna, and Albert Lea. Margaret was a member of various Lutheran Churches in the communities where she lived. She enjoyed playing cards, crossword puzzles, and going fishing with her husband. She loved visiting with her sisters.
Margaret is survived by her children Bruce (Donalie) Jensen and Wayne Jensen; grandchildren Penny, Emily, Kimberly, Christopher, and Kelly; great-grandchildren Zackary, Bethany, Douglous, Madison, Coltan, and Jordan; and great-great-grandchildren Josiah, Braxton, Trae, Astrid, Garrett, Rayven and Rheis.
Margaret was preceded in death by her husband Earl; her son Larry; grandson Thomas Daniel Jensen, her parents Elmore and Hulda; her sisters Virginia, Muriel, and Eleanor; and her niece Merrie Kay.