Dev Jensen, 66, of Fontanelle

Celebration of Life Services: Will be held on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at the Lamb Funeral Home in Fontanelle with burial in the Fontanelle Cemetery.  Desserts and refreshments will be held at the funeral home following the burial.  Pastor Willy Roberts will officiate the service.   The Lamb Funeral Home in Fontanelle is in charge of the professional arrangements.  Online condolences may be left to the family at www.lambfuneralhomes.com. 

Family Visitation:  The family will greet friends on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at the Lamb Funeral Home in Fontanelle from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. 

Memorials:  May be directed to the family to help cover funeral expenses. 

Dev Durae Jensen was born September 3, 1957 in Greenfield, Iowa to Kay and Linda (Purdy) Jensen and he passed away on Easter morning, March 31, 2024 at his home in Fontanelle.  He attended school at the Bridgewater-Fontanelle schools from kindergarten until his high school graduation in 1976.  Dev spent his entire life in Fontanelle and had numerous jobs including managing the CO-OP tire room, working on a hog farm, Cardinal Glass and G&H Trucking. 

Dev married Connie (Chandler) Mack of Greenfield on October 4, 2007.  Dev’s children are Amanda McCurdy and husband Troy of Atlantic and their children Brianna, Shelbi, Jolyssa and Shawn.  Sherri Jensen of Council Bluffs and her daughter Kaylin of Oakland, Iowa.  Rob Murray and his children Kaycee and Kylee of Springfield, Missouri.  Stacey Firch and her daughters Brittany Hauf, husband Jason and children Tyson and Lilly of Greenfield, and Cadence Firch and fiancé Darien Burnison of Atlantic.  Allen Mack of Greenfield, Elizabeth Rynearson, husband David their son Phoenix of Humeston, Iowa.

Dev hunted and fished when he was younger and he was a very good baseball pitcher in Junior High and Highschool.  He was also a very good foosball, ping pong and pool player.  He loved working in his yard or garage and was always tinkering on something or repairing mowers or vehicles.  He was most passionate about fishing, usually with Connie or one of his daughters and there weren’t many farm ponds in the area that he hadn’t fished.  Dev loved his family and friends and he was always thinking of them.  Dev loved to text and visit with his long list of friends on Facebook.

Dev was preceded in death by his parents Kay and Linda Jensen, and infant brother David.  He is survived by his wife Connie, brother Duff and his wife Teresa of Blair, Nebraska, children, numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and other relatives.

Thank you so much for all of the thoughts, prayers and kind words we have received during this difficult time.