IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Flemming

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Jensen

February 11, 1930 – September 14, 2019

Obituary

St. George, Utah – Flemming Jensen, 89, died September 14, 2019 in St George, Utah surrounded by his loving wife and children. Flemming was born February 11, 1930, in Ringsted, Denmark to Jul and Marie Christensen Jensen. He married to Vera Diane Sterling on August 1, 1958 in Syracuse, New York, and they had three children: Karen, Flemming Jr and Paul.
Flemming grew up in Ringsted, Denmark during World War II at which time Denmark was an occupied territory by Germany.   He later moved to Copenhagen and attended college.
At 21 he immigrated to America. While waiting for his visa he travelled to Canada and took a temporary job as a lumberjack in British Columbia. He later returned to Europe and earned a business degree. His immigration visa was granted and he returned to America at 25.
He took employment with Rath Packing Company, Waterloo, Iowa as a travelling meat salesman and eventually took a position in Syracuse New York where he met his wife, Diane.
Flemming and Diane resided in Syracuse until 1969 when they moved to Stone Mountain, Georgia to raise their family. Flemming worked for Rath Packing Company and then Specialty Foods, as a sales representative. Flemming and Diane retired in 1994, taking residence in St George, Utah.
Flemming is survived by his wife, Diane; daughter, Karen (Bill); son, Flemming (Kristin); son, Paul (Monique); grandchildren: Stephanie, Brandon, Candace, Melissa, Meredith; and sister, Lisbet (Ringsted, Denmark).
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