Victim is Not Discovered for Over 12 Hours
Swea City – A strange truck accident, which was not discovered for nearly 12 hours after it occurred, claimed the life of a 28-year-old Lone Rock truck driver and father of five children Saturday night on a lengthy farm lane in Seneca Township.
Killed almost instantly in the wreck, was Richard E. Jensen, gravel truck driver for Glenn Householder of Lone Rock, as he was returning home to take his wife to a wedding dinner at Fairmont, Minnesota.
His body was found pinned in the door of his gravel truck in the farm lane of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Kaufmann, who discovered the accident about 7 a.m. Sunday. It is believed Jensen died about 7 p.m. the preceding night.
He was hauling gravel during the day between Ledyard and Armstrong and after hauling his last load of the day at Armstrong, he started home to Lone Rock, where his wife was preparing for an evening out.
Just what happened after that is unknown. It is believed he confused the farm lane of the Kaufmann's which is located seven miles southwest of Swea City, with another turn, and drove in to the lane by mistake.
The lane is a long one, stretching over a half-mile to the Kaufmann's farm house. Near the house is a wide curve and Jensen lost control of his truck on this curve. The machine was found in the ditch, with Jensen's body pinned in the door.
The Kaufmanns passed through the lane to their house at about 6:30 p.m. Saturday night and noticed nothing amiss at that time. Thus the accident must have happened shortly after, although neither heard any sound of the crash.
Dr. R.F. Snyder of Swea City who was called to the scene said he though Jensen died almost instantly, although it looked as if he made an effort to escape from the truck.
Funeral services for him will be held Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock at the Presbyterian church at Lone Rock with the Rev. K.F. McKinsey officiating. The McKinon post of the American Legion at Bancroft will hold military rites at the grave.
Burial will be in the Buffalo Township Cemetery at Titonka. The Garry funeral home of Bancroft is in charge of arrangements.
Surviving Jensen are his wife, Pauline, and five children; David, 7; Diane, 5; Darrell, 4; Dennis, 3; and Dale, five months. Also surviving are his mother and step-father, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gransfeldt of Lone Rock.
Jensen's death will not be officially classified as a highway fatality according to Sheriff Ralph Lindhorst, since it did not occur on a state or county road, but on a private farm lane.
However, his death was the third in three days in this area.
**Preceded in death by his father Alfred Jensen and his brother Dale
Swea City – A strange truck accident, which was not discovered for nearly 12 hours after it occurred, claimed the life of a 28-year-old Lone Rock truck driver and father of five children Saturday night on a lengthy farm lane in Seneca Township.
Killed almost instantly in the wreck, was Richard E. Jensen, gravel truck driver for Glenn Householder of Lone Rock, as he was returning home to take his wife to a wedding dinner at Fairmont, Minnesota.
His body was found pinned in the door of his gravel truck in the farm lane of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Kaufmann, who discovered the accident about 7 a.m. Sunday. It is believed Jensen died about 7 p.m. the preceding night.
He was hauling gravel during the day between Ledyard and Armstrong and after hauling his last load of the day at Armstrong, he started home to Lone Rock, where his wife was preparing for an evening out.
Just what happened after that is unknown. It is believed he confused the farm lane of the Kaufmann's which is located seven miles southwest of Swea City, with another turn, and drove in to the lane by mistake.
The lane is a long one, stretching over a half-mile to the Kaufmann's farm house. Near the house is a wide curve and Jensen lost control of his truck on this curve. The machine was found in the ditch, with Jensen's body pinned in the door.
The Kaufmanns passed through the lane to their house at about 6:30 p.m. Saturday night and noticed nothing amiss at that time. Thus the accident must have happened shortly after, although neither heard any sound of the crash.
Dr. R.F. Snyder of Swea City who was called to the scene said he though Jensen died almost instantly, although it looked as if he made an effort to escape from the truck.
Funeral services for him will be held Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock at the Presbyterian church at Lone Rock with the Rev. K.F. McKinsey officiating. The McKinon post of the American Legion at Bancroft will hold military rites at the grave.
Burial will be in the Buffalo Township Cemetery at Titonka. The Garry funeral home of Bancroft is in charge of arrangements.
Surviving Jensen are his wife, Pauline, and five children; David, 7; Diane, 5; Darrell, 4; Dennis, 3; and Dale, five months. Also surviving are his mother and step-father, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gransfeldt of Lone Rock.
Jensen's death will not be officially classified as a highway fatality according to Sheriff Ralph Lindhorst, since it did not occur on a state or county road, but on a private farm lane.
However, his death was the third in three days in this area.
**Preceded in death by his father Alfred Jensen and his brother Dale
Victim is Not Discovered for Over 12 Hours
Swea City – A strange truck accident, which was not discovered for nearly 12 hours after it occurred, claimed the life of a 28-year-old Lone Rock truck driver and father of five children Saturday night on a lengthy farm lane in Seneca Township.
Killed almost instantly in the wreck, was Richard E. Jensen, gravel truck driver for Glenn Householder of Lone Rock, as he was returning home to take his wife to a wedding dinner at Fairmont, Minnesota.
His body was found pinned in the door of his gravel truck in the farm lane of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Kaufmann, who discovered the accident about 7 a.m. Sunday. It is believed Jensen died about 7 p.m. the preceding night.
He was hauling gravel during the day between Ledyard and Armstrong and after hauling his last load of the day at Armstrong, he started home to Lone Rock, where his wife was preparing for an evening out.
Just what happened after that is unknown. It is believed he confused the farm lane of the Kaufmann's which is located seven miles southwest of Swea City, with another turn, and drove in to the lane by mistake.
The lane is a long one, stretching over a half-mile to the Kaufmann's farm house. Near the house is a wide curve and Jensen lost control of his truck on this curve. The machine was found in the ditch, with Jensen's body pinned in the door.
The Kaufmanns passed through the lane to their house at about 6:30 p.m. Saturday night and noticed nothing amiss at that time. Thus the accident must have happened shortly after, although neither heard any sound of the crash.
Dr. R.F. Snyder of Swea City who was called to the scene said he though Jensen died almost instantly, although it looked as if he made an effort to escape from the truck.
Funeral services for him will be held Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock at the Presbyterian church at Lone Rock with the Rev. K.F. McKinsey officiating. The McKinon post of the American Legion at Bancroft will hold military rites at the grave.
Burial will be in the Buffalo Township Cemetery at Titonka. The Garry funeral home of Bancroft is in charge of arrangements.
Surviving Jensen are his wife, Pauline, and five children; David, 7; Diane, 5; Darrell, 4; Dennis, 3; and Dale, five months. Also surviving are his mother and step-father, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gransfeldt of Lone Rock.
Jensen's death will not be officially classified as a highway fatality according to Sheriff Ralph Lindhorst, since it did not occur on a state or county road, but on a private farm lane.
However, his death was the third in three days in this area.
**Preceded in death by his father Alfred Jensen and his brother Dale
Swea City – A strange truck accident, which was not discovered for nearly 12 hours after it occurred, claimed the life of a 28-year-old Lone Rock truck driver and father of five children Saturday night on a lengthy farm lane in Seneca Township.
Killed almost instantly in the wreck, was Richard E. Jensen, gravel truck driver for Glenn Householder of Lone Rock, as he was returning home to take his wife to a wedding dinner at Fairmont, Minnesota.
His body was found pinned in the door of his gravel truck in the farm lane of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Kaufmann, who discovered the accident about 7 a.m. Sunday. It is believed Jensen died about 7 p.m. the preceding night.
He was hauling gravel during the day between Ledyard and Armstrong and after hauling his last load of the day at Armstrong, he started home to Lone Rock, where his wife was preparing for an evening out.
Just what happened after that is unknown. It is believed he confused the farm lane of the Kaufmann's which is located seven miles southwest of Swea City, with another turn, and drove in to the lane by mistake.
The lane is a long one, stretching over a half-mile to the Kaufmann's farm house. Near the house is a wide curve and Jensen lost control of his truck on this curve. The machine was found in the ditch, with Jensen's body pinned in the door.
The Kaufmanns passed through the lane to their house at about 6:30 p.m. Saturday night and noticed nothing amiss at that time. Thus the accident must have happened shortly after, although neither heard any sound of the crash.
Dr. R.F. Snyder of Swea City who was called to the scene said he though Jensen died almost instantly, although it looked as if he made an effort to escape from the truck.
Funeral services for him will be held Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock at the Presbyterian church at Lone Rock with the Rev. K.F. McKinsey officiating. The McKinon post of the American Legion at Bancroft will hold military rites at the grave.
Burial will be in the Buffalo Township Cemetery at Titonka. The Garry funeral home of Bancroft is in charge of arrangements.
Surviving Jensen are his wife, Pauline, and five children; David, 7; Diane, 5; Darrell, 4; Dennis, 3; and Dale, five months. Also surviving are his mother and step-father, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gransfeldt of Lone Rock.
Jensen's death will not be officially classified as a highway fatality according to Sheriff Ralph Lindhorst, since it did not occur on a state or county road, but on a private farm lane.
However, his death was the third in three days in this area.
**Preceded in death by his father Alfred Jensen and his brother Dale
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