Francis "Cisco" L. Jensen, age 83, passed away Monday, March 5, 2018, at Fremont Health.

Fran was born in Fremont on June 18, 1924 to Axel and Pearl Jensen.He was a self-employed carpenter working on many homes in and around Fremont including the Fremont Mall and the Crossroads Mall in Omaha.

Fran lived in Nebraska, Minnesota and Florida.Before moving to Port Charlotte, Florida, Fran was a charter member of the Inglewood Fire Department and the Fremont Airboat Club.After spending 15 years in Florida building houses, he returned to Fremont and was a proud member of the Democrat Delegates for Dodge County.

Prior to living in Valley, Fran and Donna lived on the Platte River near Fremont.He loved hunting and fishing and held the record for the largest catfish ever caught in the Platte River for many years.He especially loved spending time in his home on the Platte River during the summer.He was a nature lover and could identify the birds by listening to their songs.He watched the eagles nesting nearby, the deer wandering through the yard and the Canadian geese with their young along the river banks.Fran was a very soft spoken man who led by character instead of volume.

Survived by:

Wife Donna

Children:
Dave (Yoli) Jensen of Florida
Teri Jensen of Minnesota
Janey Jensen of Minnesota
Susan Bittner of Fremont

Step Children:
Mark (Corrie) Buckley of Elkhorn
Larry (Rhonda) Buckley of Valley
Rob Buckley of Fremont

Grandchildren:
Josh Jensen
Jen Jensen
Joni Pearson
John Carlson
Jessica Carlson
Brian Jensen
Brad Jensen
Chad Jensen
Courtney Jensen
Sonja Jensen
Nick Bownes
Dillon Bittner
Maddie Bittner

Step Grandchildren:
Jarod Buckley
Brandon Buckley
Matthew Buckley
Maranda Buckley
Molly Buckley
Tara Brokaw
Ryan Buckley
Shelby Buckley
Darby Buckley
Delanie Buckley
Noah Buckley

Brothers:
Gerald Jensen
Carl Jensen

Sisters:
Sally (Arthur) Lackas
Karen (Dwight) Hinkle

Sister in law Alma Jensen

Many great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends

Preceded in death by:

Parents Axel and Pearl (Dryden) Jensen

Son Clay Jensen

Sisters:
Irene Cawley
Vivian Varnish

Brothers:
Robert Jensen
Richard "Bud" Jensen

Granddaughter Tera Pederson

Visitation: 5:00 - 8:00 PM Friday, March, 9, 2018, at Dugan Funeral Chapel
Celebration of Life: 5:30 PM at Dugan Funeral Chapel.Pastor Lee Foreman will be officiating.