Dennis Marlin Jensen, age 94, of Tyler, Minnesota, died Sunday, October 26, 2025 at Sunrise Manor in Tyler. Funeral Services will be held Saturday morning at 10:00 at First English Lutheran Church in Tyler with burial at the Hope Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. The Hartquist Funeral Home’s Tyler Chapel is handling the arrangements.
Dennis Marlin Jensen was born on March 20, 1931 to Magnus “Max” and Grace (Olson) Jensen. He attended Tyler High School, graduating 1949. He was drafted into the United States Army in February of 1952, serving in the Korean War until the signing of the Armistice agreement. Returning home to Tyler, he finished his service in the reserves (7 years) and working with his dad at the Tyler Shipping Association. On September 9, 1961, Dennis was united in marriage to Esther Erickson at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Flandreau, South Dakota. In their 64 years together they raised two daughters. During that time, he worked at the Lincoln County Coop Oil Company working his way up to manager. After his retirement in 1996 he worked various jobs in the area to keep busy. In his spare time, he enjoyed watching and reading westerns as well as making chocolate chip cookies. Dennis was a member of the First English Lutheran Church in Tyler where he was treasurer. He was also a member of the American Legion Post #185. In August of 2025 he entered the Sunrise Manor Nursing Home in Tyler, where he passed on Sunday, October 26, 2025, at the age of 94 years, 7 months, and 6 days.
Dennis is lovingly remembered by his wife, Esther Jensen of Tyler; two daughters, Dawn (Mark) Schaap of Woodstock, Minnesota and Cheryl Jensen of Northfield, Minnesota; two grandsons, Justin (Kaitlin) Schaap and Andrew (Brandi) Schaap; six great-grandchildren, Jase, Adalyn, Olivia, Holden, Riggen and Elizabeth, all of Pipestone, Minnesota. Dennis was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Wendell “Pete” and Wilmer Jensen; and one great-granddaughter, Clara Schaap.
