David H. Jensen, passed away on Thursday April 7th, 2016 at his home in Wardboro, Idaho. David , 90, was the son of Jacob C. and Vinnie Humphreys Jensen..

Born on Feb 5, 1926, David grew up in Wardboro Idaho and graduated from Montpelier High School. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy during World War II, participating in the ROTC while attending University of California - Berkeley. Then, after serving a two year mission for the LDS church in Northern California, he graduated from Utah State University with a degree in Animal Husbandry.

In 1949, David married Lola Johnson of Deweyville, Utah in the Logan Temple. A year later they built their home in Wardboro Idaho. In addition to his life as a farmer and rancher, David worked at the U.S. Post Office in Montpelier, Idaho.

David served in the LDS Church in numerous callings including Bishop, Stake President, and Patriarch. In 1989 David and his wife Lola served an 18 month LDS mission together, spending time in the Ghana Accra Mission and Ireland Dublin Mission.

David was preceded in death by a son, Max, by his wife Lola, and by

brothers Grant, Earl, Louis and Forrest, and sisters Zula Nelson and Mae Davis.

Surviving descendants include sons Don William (Laurel) and Neil Bradley (Dina), daughter Colleen Jensen Widdison (Gary), daughter-in-law Colleen Ostergaard (Scott), 21 grandchildren, two of whom are currently serving missions, and 33 great-grandchildren.