Name of Deceased: Roy Lee Jurgensen
Date of Death: November 24, 2011
Place of Death: Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas
Date of Birth: October 27, 1923 at Barton County, Kansas
Parents Name: Fred H. & Alma W. (Schuster) Jurgensen
OBITUARY INFORMATION
Married Eunice Mae Davidson May 16, 1951 at Great Bend, Kansas. She died September 1, 1980.
He was road maintenance foreman for Barton County Highway Department for 41 years, retiring in 1987.
Roy was a lifetime Great Bend, Kansas resident.
He was a United States Army veteran, serving with the 71st Infantry Division during World War II.
He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #3111, American Legion Argonne Post 180, and Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 646, all of Great Bend.
SURVIVORS
Two Sons: Scott Jurgensen of Great Bend, KS
Perry Jurgensen and wife Betty of Salina, KS
One grandson: Zachary Jurgensen
Two granddaughters: Desirae Gruber and Amanda Mayfield
He was preceded in death by four brothers, Lester Wilhelm Jurgensen, Howard Frederick Jurgensen, Melvin Merlyn Jurgensen, and Glenn E. Jurgensen, two sisters, Mabel Emilie Ankerholz and one infant sister; and one grandson, John Scott Gruber.
SERVICE INFORMATION
Funeral Service: Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Time of Service: 1:30 p.m.
Place of Service: Trinity Lutheran Church in Great Bend
Officiant: The Reverend James A. Strasen
Interment: Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kansas with military rites by Fort Riley Honor Guard
Visitation: 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., with the family receiving friends from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday, November 28, 2011 at Bryant Funeral Home
Memorial Fund: American Heart Association or Trinity Lutheran Church, in care of Bryant Funeral Home
Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net
Arrangements by Bryant Funeral Home 1425 Patton Road Great Bend, Kansas 67530