Jay B. Levsen
November 20, 1926 — December 5, 2014
Jay B. Levsen, 88, died Friday, December 5, 2014, at his home. Memorial Service with military honors: Friday, 3:00 p.m., December 12, 2014, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The family will greet friends from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial: Olin Cemetery at a later date.
Jay was born in Olin, Iowa, on November 20, 1926, to his parents Harry E. and Minna (Rohwedder) Levsen. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1946 to 1948. Jay married Mavis A. Knight on February 19, 1972, at The Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. He worked as a mechanic for Farmstead Foods for 24 years and farmed for 15 years.
Jay is survived by his wife, Mavis; children, Mark, Matt, Joan, Jan and M.E.; stepchildren, Bill, Jeff and Georgina; grandchildren, Nick, Emily, Katie, Kendra, Bryan, Sydney, Erin, Mike, Sara, Becky and Tyler; and great grandchildren, Rachel, Mathew, Ruth, Kayleigh, Aubrey, Helen and Peyton; and sister, Doris Levsen. He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, K.C.; brothers, Herbert and Joe; and sisters, Erna and Mary.
He was a good Democrat to the end.
A memorial fund has been established.
Jay was born in Olin, Iowa, on November 20, 1926, to his parents Harry E. and Minna (Rohwedder) Levsen. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1946 to 1948. Jay married Mavis A. Knight on February 19, 1972, at The Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. He worked as a mechanic for Farmstead Foods for 24 years and farmed for 15 years.
Jay is survived by his wife, Mavis; children, Mark, Matt, Joan, Jan and M.E.; stepchildren, Bill, Jeff and Georgina; grandchildren, Nick, Emily, Katie, Kendra, Bryan, Sydney, Erin, Mike, Sara, Becky and Tyler; and great grandchildren, Rachel, Mathew, Ruth, Kayleigh, Aubrey, Helen and Peyton; and sister, Doris Levsen. He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, K.C.; brothers, Herbert and Joe; and sisters, Erna and Mary.
He was a good Democrat to the end.
A memorial fund has been established.
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