Leonard Jorgenson
FAIRMONT — A memorial service for Leonard “Lenny” Jorgenson, age 94, of Sherburn, Minn., formerly of Rochester, Minn., will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, at Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Paul’s United Church of Christ Cemetery in Pleasant Prairie Township, with full military honors by Lee C. Prentice American Legion Post 36 and Martin County Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1222. In accordance with the Governor’s mandate, the use of face masks and adhering to social distancing is required during the visitation and memorial service. Those wishing to watch the service are asked to follow the live stream link: https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/76334815.
Lenny passed away Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 18, 2020, at Temperance Lake Ridge in Sherburn. Lakeview Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Fairmont is assisting the family with arrangements.
Leonard Eugene Jorgenson was born Feb. 13, 1926, in Comstock, Wis., the youngest son of Theodore Jorgenson and Grace (Scribner) Jorgenson. Lenny attended Cumberland Public Schools until 1940. Eventually, his family moved to Fairmont. Lenny served in the U.S. Navy during WWII on the destroyer, USS Ingersoll, in the South Pacific. He was honorably discharged on Feb. 12, 1947. When he returned home, he was united in marriage to Marion Armstrong. This union was blessed with five children: Rene Jorgenson, Jerry Jorgenson, Nancy (Chet) Starkey, Jean (Duane) Murray, and Donald (Denise) Jorgenson. Lenny worked for Mallon Egg in Fairmont, Farmer’s Creamery, a truck driver, and for the Fairmont Fire Department. He was active in the American Legion and the VFW. On May 28, 1965, Lenny was united in marriage to Joyce (Riegel) Swanson. Lenny and Joyce made their home in the Rochester area. They enjoyed playing cards, dancing, and traveling with their camping group. Lenny loved deer hunting every year and he loved to fish–he didn’t like to eat fish, but he really liked to catch them. They enjoyed spending time with family and friends. Lenny worked for Kahler Hospitality and Rochester City Delivery until his retirement. Lenny and Joyce spent 45 years together before Joyce passed away in March of 2011. In 2016, Lenny moved into Temperance Lake Ridge in Sherburn. Those left to cherish his memory include: daughter, Nancy Starkey of Crescent City, Calif.; son-in-law, Duane Murray of Chicago, Ill.; son and daughter-in-law, Don and Denise Jorgenson of Granada, Minn.; 11 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; two great-great-great-grandchildren; special cousins, Vina (Karl) Marquart and Petra Marquart of Minnetonka, Minn.; sister-in-law, Joan Riegel of Chicago, Ill.; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Along with his parents, Lenny was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce; daughters, Rene Jorgenson and Jean Murray; son, Jerry Jorgenson; son-in-law, Chet Starkey; grandson, Todd Murray; siblings, Hildred Nelson, Homer, Bernard, and Jack Jorgenson; and brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
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