Loren Edward Jessen, 69, of Baxter, passed away after a 16-year battle from Parkinson’s disease on Saturday, July 18, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 22, from 5 to 7 pm at Fredregill Funeral & Cremation Care, 107 North Main St in Baxter. His funeral service will immediately follow his visitation and will begin at 7 pm. Burial will take place Saturday, July 25, at 1 pm in the Union Cemetery in Pomeroy.
Loren was born June 15, 1951, to Frank and Viola (Dose) Jessen in Sioux City. As a kid he was always his dad’s right-hand man. He grew up in Climbing Hill and Cedar Falls until the family moved to Fort Dodge. Loren graduated from Fort Dodge High School with the class of 1969. He me the love of his life, Sylvia Schoon, in Fort Dodge.
After school Loren relocated to Scranton and began working with his dad. He married Sylvia at the Lutheran Church in Glidden on Aug. 1, 1971. The couple ran a Polaris dealership and a restaurant in Scranton until Loren began working as a machinist in Jefferson. In 1993 the family relocated to Baxter and Loren began working at Maytag. In 2005 he retired from Maytag.
Loren loved his family dearly and enjoyed spending time with them. He also enjoyed tinkering, manufacturing things, camping, Minnesota Vikings football, softball, working on his house, and anything Cub Cadet.
Those left to cherish his loving memory are his wife Sylvia Jessen of Baxter; sons Daniel (Tracy) Jessen of Baxter and David Jessen of Baxter; mother Viola Jessen; grandchildren Heather, Holly, Bailey, Riley, Drake, and Beau; many great-grandchildren; siblings Larry (Alisha) Jessen, Leon Jessen, Lyle Jessen, and Lonnie Jessen; sister-in-law Cindy (Steven Swenson) Lange; many nieces, nephews, and close friends.
He was preceded in death by his father Frank and sisters Lila Jessen and Linda Eads.
Fredregill Funeral & Cremation Care, 641- 227-2622, has been entrusted with the care of Loren and his family.
