- Date Of Birth: April 27, 1933
- Date Of Death: November 25, 2019
- State: Idaho
Lester Detlef Jensen, 86, a resident of Gooding, passed away on Monday, November 25, 2019 at his home in Gooding.
Lester Detlef Jensen was born on April 27, 1933 in Battle Creek, Iowa, the son of Walter Laurits Jensen and Hattie Ida Marianna Schroeder. He was raised and educated in Battle Creek, Iowa and Dietrich, Idaho.
Lester married Valoy Vaughn Christopherson on November 26, 1955 in Gooding, Idaho. Their marriage was solemnized on March 10, 1960 in the Salt Lake Temple.
He is survived by: sons – David Eugene (Brenda) Jensen of Gooding, Idaho; Marden Lane (Lynnae) Jensen of Sandy, Utah; Daryl Lester (Patsi) Jensen of Fort Worth, Texas; Larry Daniel (Amy) Jensen of Liechtenstein, Germany; and Niel Allen (Jannae) Jensen of Lancaster, California; and daughter – Deanna Jolene Jensen (Stephen) Hovey of Idaho Falls, Idaho; 19 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; one brother – Ronald (Toni) Jensen of Prescott, Arizona; and two sisters – Ardelle (Robert) Gust of Farmington, New Mexico and Arlene (Roger) Greenough of Slater, Iowa.
He was preceded in death by: his wife – Valoy; his parents – Walter and Hattie Jensen; his brothers – Wilbert Jensen and Walter Jensen.
