Daniel L. Jensen

Daniel L. Jensen, age 83, passed away on Wednesday, December 3, 2014, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, MT.

Daniel was born on June 23, 1931, on the family farm near Grenora, North Dakota, to Jens C. and Selma (Thoeny) Jensen, the 10th of 11 children.

His mother died when he was 5 years old and he lived with various aunts and uncles, attending schools in Thoeny, MT, Grenora, ND, and Seattle, WA.

He began working at a very young age for a construction company and other jobs until returning to Hinsdale, MT, around 1949 to work for his brother Frank’s earth moving construction business.

He married Francine VandeWiele of Hindale on August 12, 1951, in Glasgow, MT, and they had four children while making their home Hinsdale: Dean (Terrie) of Glasgow; Paul (Dorothy) of Hinsdale; Carter (Kristi) of Flaxville; and Kristine (Tim) of Spokane, WA.

Daniel started his own construction business in 1969, which he operated until his retirement on December 3, 2014. He was very civic minded, serving •on the Lutheran Church Board; the local fire department, and the School Board from the beginning to end of the present Hinsdale School’s construction.

He had a lifelong interest in flying, earning his Private Pilot License in 1976 and owning several airplanes. Daniel’s passion for flying lasted his his whole life. The Super Cub was special and remained his favorite mode of transportation.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his sisters Wilda (Bert) Osen, Ruth (Lester)

Johnson; brothers Gene (Joy), Frank (Alma), Keith, Donald (Louella), West (Donna), Marlin, and Burri!.

He is survived by his brother Jack (Marilyn) of Malta, MT, wife Francine of Hinsdale, his four children, 27 grandchildren and great grandchildren, and numerous nephews and nieces.