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Norvald Jensen

10 Sep 1913 – 16 Dec 1964

Birth	10 Sep 1913
Death	16 Dec 1964
Cemetery	Athens Cemetery Athens , Henderson County , Texas , USA
Added by	James A Gamblin on 16 Jan 2009
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32974903

Bio

Info provided by grandaughter (dau of Norvald's 2nd son Dan Martin Jensen) of Norvald Jensen, Bethel, Texas: Copy of Honorable Discharge from US Marine Corp. states: Norvald Jensen born Sept. 10, 1913 at El Campo, Texas. enlisted Aug. 1, 1933 at El Campo, Texas, served on MD USS Tennessee, 3/17/1934 to 7/7/1936, did not re-enlist because he was married. At enlistment had red hair, brown eyes, 73" tall, served 2 years of a 4-year enlistment. Discharge recorded Feb. 20, 1947 in records of Henderson County, Texas. Have photograph in uniform. Norvald Jensen married Ruby Marie Coker, daughter of Miles Babb Coker and Hallie Mae Mann, in Henderson County, TX, they had two sons, (1) James Arlan Jensen - Rasco, d. TX, bur. Meredith Campground Cemetery, Henderson Co.; wife Betty Jo White, dau's Diana Rasco Lee, and Donna Rasco Pahl; and (2) Dan Martin Jensen - Rasco, b. Jan. 27, 1938, Henderson Co., d. Feb. 22, 2021 Bethel, TX, bur. same. children: Barbara Rasco James, Cynthia L. Rasco, Brian P. Rasco, all TX. Norvald and Ruby divorced. He remarried to Yvonne ___; Ruby remarried to Lee Lon Rasco.

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Family

Parents

• Maren Kathryn Jensen 1874–1954
• J. Martin Jensen 1877–1964

Spouse

• Ruby Marie Coker Rasco 1915–2007 FaG

Siblings

• Arthur Jensen 1903–1971
• Bertha Katherine Jensen Daniel 1907–1954
• Russell J. Jensen 1908–1997
• Roy Jensen 1908–1983

Children

• James Arlen Jensen Rasco 1937–2015 FaG
• Dan Martin Jensen Rasco 1938–2021 FaG

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