Randy Scott Jensen (RanMan), age 62, of Park River, ND passed away on Friday, August 2, 2024 in rural Park River.
Randy Scott Jensen was born on September 15, 1961 to Gladwin (Bear) and Nancy (Rux) Jensen in Park River, ND. He was baptized, confirmed and member of Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Park River. Randy graduated from Park River High School in 1979. Randy attended AVTI in East Grand Forks, MN and graduated with a degree in General Construction. He was a member of the Park River Jaycees. Over the years, he was employed by Farmers Fertilizer, CENEX and was a longtime employee of Consolidated Waste, LTD until the time of his death.
Randy was a sports enthusiast and could tell you any statistic about any team. He was a die-hard Fighting Sioux, Minnesota Vikings and Minnesota Twins fan. He liked watching and attending NASCAR races and spent a number of years helping in the pits at River City Speedway in Grand Forks. Randy was an avid bird watcher, enjoyed the solitude of his grandparents’ Roy Lake, Minnesota lake cabin and going for drives on the country roads looking for deer and any other wildlife that was roaming the prairie. Randy enjoyed fishing and his highlights included trips to Alaska with his brother, Kevin, and friends. He was in his happy place when he could enjoy the sights and sounds of nature and watching wildlife in their natural habitat. Randy had a kind heart and was an amazing son, brother, cousin and friend to all. He would do anything for anyone who needed help, expecting nothing in return. Strangers were only friends he had never met before.
Randy is survived by his mother, Nancy, Park River; brothers Kevin (Laurie), Park River and Mark, Grand Forks, ND; first cousins Jeaninne (Scott) Durkee, Mosinee, WI and Mike (Jan Osowski), Grand Forks, step-uncle Robert (Penny) Haselmo, Park River; special cousin Wally (Rita) Jensen, Alexandria, VA and many other cousins and good friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Gladwin (Bear) Jensen, his maternal grandparents Martin and Alice Rux and paternal grandparents Theodore and Gladys Jensen; step-grandmother Agnes Jensen; uncle Larry and aunt Marlene Rux; first cousin Dan Rux; half-uncles Don and Dale Jensen.
Memorial service will be Saturday, August 17, 2024 at 10:30 A.M. at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Park River, ND. Visitation will be one hour before the service. Inurnment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery, Park River, ND. The service will be live streamed on the Tollfeson Funeral Home Website.
The Tollefson Funeral Home of Park River is in charge of the arrangements.