Mildred W. Jensen

Mildred W. Jensen

Mildred W. Jensen, age 98 of New London, Minnesota, formerly of Lucan, passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar, Minnesota.

Memorial services are rescheduled for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 23 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lucan. Interment will be in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church on Tuesday. The Redwood Valley Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Mildred W. (Dittbenner) Jensen was born October 30, 1910 in Granite Rock Township, Redwood County, Minnesota to Emma (Mielke) Dittbenner and Henry Dittbenner. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. She attended elementary school in Lucan and graduated from Milroy High School in 1925. After attending Minneapolis Business College, she worked for two years as secretary to County Attorney Leon Brown in Redwood Falls. She then enrolled at St. Cloud State University and obtained her teaching degree. On July 27, 1937, she was united in marriage to Milan Jensen at the Lutheran Parsonage in Lamberton. Following their marriage, they made their home in Lucan. Before starting to teach in Milroy, Milly taught in Lucan for six years. She taught in Milroy for seven years, retiring in 1967. Many of her students remember her fondly as their “favorite teacher”. She was an active member of Lucan Trinity Lutheran Church where she taught Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, Junior Mission, and was advisor for the Luther League. She had been secretary of the WELCA and also secretary and treasurer of Trinity Lutheran. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, Lucan Historical Society, Redwood County Senior Citizen Advisory Board, Western Regional Mental Health Advisory Council and also served as a lay-board member of the Redwood County Human Services Board for twelve years. She was an active volunteer with all areas of the Senior Citizens and was chosen as the Redwood County Outstanding Citizen in 1996. Milly was a loving person who always had a smile and a hug for everyone. While living in Lucan, she spent many hours visiting the home-bound and sharing her roses, treats, and friendship. Her faith, family, and friends brought her much happiness.

She is survived by her daughter-in-law Judy, of Pennock, MN; three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren: Brent Jensen (Darcy), and their daughters Tori and Chloe of St. Michael, MN; Lori Jensen-Lea (Chad), and their sons Jared, Logan, and Zachary of Chaska, MN; Cory Jensen (Shannon), and their daughters Hailey and Addison of Lucan, MN; sisters-in-law Nita Jensen, Gilbert, AZ and Martha Strickland, Prescott, AZ; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Milan; son Gary; brothers: Vern and Sylvester; and sisters: Elvera Bluhm, Algona Nelson, Velora Padden, and Elaine in infancy. May God bless the memory of Mildred.