John Jens, 68, of Plymouth passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 24, 2021 surrounded by his
loving family.
John was born November 4 th , 1952 in Plymouth to Lucille (Stange) Jens and the late Roland Jens. He
attended grade school at St. John’s Lutheran School and graduated from Plymouth High School in 1970.
He had attended night classes in Farm Mgt through Lakeshore Tech Institute.
On Oct. 20, 1979 he was united in marriage to Lori Deckliver at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Cascade.
Together they owned & operated their dairy farm and raised their three sons.
John was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Glenbeulah where he served as an usher.
Throughout the years he served on The Board of Directors for various organizations such as: Sheboygan
Co. Holstein Assoc., DHIA, Sheboygan Co. Farm Bureau and Sheboygan Co. Forage Council.
He took pride in building his registered Holstein herd and felt very proud when his sons would show
champion cows at the Sheboygan County Fair, Junior Champion at WI State Fair who went onto be an All
American Cow, and winning the Futurity at the Sheboygan County Fair in 2009.
He had a passion for Case tractors where he had started collecting the older models.
His pride and joy were his grandchildren. You would be sure to find him at all their church and school
programs, the many sports activities and dance recitals.
John enjoyed the simple things in life and always looked forward to his Monday, Tuesday and weekend
nights meeting up with his good friends for great conversation and a cold beer.
Survivors include his loving wife, Lori; three sons, Josh (Stephanie), Joe (Nicole), Jeff (Mary); five
grandchildren, Cade, Mason, Zach, Ava and Jack; his mother, Lucille Jens; two brothers, Jim (Lisa), Bob
(special friend, Debbie); three sisters, Mary Jens, Kathy (Louie) Capriotti, Carol (John Prestigiacomo)
Jens; and two sisters-in-law, Lisa (Tod) Christenson, and Linda (Rich) Schroeder.
He is also survived by many nieces, nephews, other relatives and many dear friends.
He was preceded in death by his father, Roland and in-laws, Willard and Romell Deckliver.
Visitation will take place on Saturday (October 30, 2021) at Zion Lutheran Church in Glenbeulah from
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, with a service to follow at 2:00 PM. Rev. Don Johnson, Pastor of the Church, will
officiate. Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery in Plymouth.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund is being established in John’s name.
The Suchon Funeral Home is assisting the family. For online condolences, please visit
www.suchonfh.com.
The Family would like to extend their sincerest thank you to the Doctors and Staff (especially the ICU
nurses) at St. Nicholas Hospital for their excellent care and compassion shown to John & our family.
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