Allen Everette Jorgensen

A graveside service for Allen Jorgensen will be held at 1:00 PM Thursday August 8th at the Oakland Cemetery in Hutchinson. The Rev. Deb Walkes will officiate. Mr. Jorgensen, 78, a resident of the Stewartville Care Center, and a former Rochester resident, died Sunday August 4, 2013 at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester.
Allen Everette Jorgensen was born February 19, 1935 in Hutchinson to Arthur and Margaret Jorgensen. Raised on a farm near Stewart, he was a graduate of Hutchinson High School in 1953. He entered the U.S. Navy in 1958, and served until 1962. The navy gave Allen the opportunity to see the world. He served in Auckland, New Zealand and in Japan. He married Mavis Oslund in 1960. The couple had two children and later divorced. Gaining experience in building houses, Allen eventually became self-employed as a building contractor, owning and operating Jorgensen Builders in Rochester. His company developed Osjor Estates. He was a member of a carpenters' union. He loved his family, and was an avid fisherman and enjoyed camping.
He is survived by his son, Michael Jorgensen, of Willmar; a daughter, Darla (Zahid) Taufiq of Maple Grove; two grandchildren, Selena and Daniel Taufiq of Maple Grove; a sister, Merlyn Jorgensen of Dallas, Georgia; and a special friend, Marlene Peters of Rochester, who is the daughter of Harriet Bauer.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and his longtime companion, Harriet Bauer.
Online tributes are being welcomed, and may be created at this website.