Alvin Leroy Jensen

Last updated 29 Sep 2023 in Spear–Johnson Family.

Individual

Born: 13 May 1940 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States

Died: 22 Oct 2013 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States

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name

obituary-alvin-jensen-2013: Obituary for Alvin Leroy Jensen (2013); “Obituaries and Funeral Arrangements: Jensen, Alvin Leroy,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 29 Sep 2023), “⟩ United States ⟩ Nebraska ⟩ Omaha ⟩ Omaha World-Herald ⟩ 2013 ⟩ November ⟩ 06 Nov 2013, Wed ⟩ Page 9”, column 2; citing “Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, Nebraska), Sunrise Edition, 6 Nov 2013 (Wednesday), page 3B, column 2”; with death date information from Dignity Memorial (https://www.dignitymemorial.com/: accessed 29 Sep 2023), Westlawn-Hillcrest Memorial Park (Omaha, Nebraska) [Note that there are two Omaha World-Herald entries on the Newspapers.com site. Both have the same obituary on the same page and same column, but located in different places.]

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obituary-edwin-mcquisten-2007: Obituary for Edwin F. McQuisten (2007); Miller Funeral Home (https://www.millerfh.com: accessed 25 Apr 2018), Miller Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory – Downtown (Sioux Falls, South Dakota), published after 2 Jul 2007

Comment Detail: Source includes name (Al Jensen).

obituary-cora-mcquisten-2008: Obituary for Cora E. (Spear) McQuisten (2008); Miller Funeral Home (https://www.millerfh.com: accessed 25 Apr 2018), Miller Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory – Downtown (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)

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periodical-siouxfalls-pair-1961: “Sioux Falls Pair Exchanges Vows,” wedding description; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 25 Apr 2021) ⟩ “United States of America ⟩ South Dakota ⟩ Sioux Falls ⟩ Argus-Leader ⟩ 1961 ⟩ 03 ⟩ 29” page 8; citing “Sioux Falls Argus-Leader (Sioux Falls, South Dakota), 29 Mar 1961 (Wednesday), page 8, column 5”

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birth

Comment Detail: Source includes date (May 13, 1940) and location (Sioux Falls, South Dakota).

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death

Comment Detail: Source includes date (October 22, 2013 [from secondary source noted in citation]) and implied location (Omaha, Nebraska [implied location due to living in Omaha for the last 50 years of his life, the location of the funeral home, and no mention of shipping his body]).

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Family

Spouse/Partner: {private}

Married: 22 Mar 1961 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States

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marriage

Comment Detail: Source includes date (March 22, 1961) and location (Sioux Falls, South Dakota).

Comment Detail: Source notes that Al Jensen and Marcia are married.

Comment Detail: Source includes implied location ([Sioux Falls, South Dakota]). While the story does not contain a date, it notes that the reception was held Sunday and the story was published Wednesday, 29 Mar 1961. This means the reception was held 26 Mar, and the wedding took place either the day of, or before, the reception, meaning it was before 27 Mar.

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Miscellaneous Facts

Events

Employer: A.G. Stores, Abt 1963-1997 at Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States

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events

Comment Detail: Source includes approximate start year (1963), retirement year (1997), employer name (A.G. Stores), and location (Omaha, Nebraska ["...came to Omaha, Nebraska in 1963 where he was employed by...").

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Attributes

Residence: at Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States

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attributes

Comment Detail: Source includes location (Omaha, NE) and obituary date of 2 Jul 2007.

Comment Detail: Source includes location (Omaha, NE) and obituary date (1 Mar 2008).

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General Notes and Anecdotes

Alvin's coached his children in many sports, including at Central High School Baseball. He also worked as a security guard ad Aksarben Race Track. [obituary-alvin-jensen-2013]

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Research Notes (Conflicts/Spelling/Followup)

FOLLOWUP

Alvin Jensen's parents were Alfred Bernard Jensen and Sylvia May (Herron) Jensen. [periodical-siouxfalls-pair-1961, obituary-alvin-jensen-2013]

Alvin and Marcia's children include {private} [obituary-alvin-jensen-2013]

Additional probable details are {private}. [research-a-spear-family-history]

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research notes

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research-a-spear-family-history: {private} Engelmann, A Spear Family History, privately printed 1988, updated 2002, 2005; privately held

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