Virgil (Virg) Jensen lost his battle with lung cancer on April 9th, Easter Sunday at the age of 90. He passed away peacefully at his Anchorage home surrounded by family. He was preceded in death by his wife & lifelong love, JoAnn (Jo) Jensen and daughter Pam Herring (Gene).

Virgil was born on News Years Day in 1933 in Grand Rapids, MN and was the youngest of 10 children. On June 10th, 1953, Virgil was drafted into military service & was shipped to Korea for a year. After returning home he married his lifelong love, JoAnn Smith in 1955. In 1959 he graduated from Duluth Business University with his accounting degree.

In 1971 Virgil moved to Alaska, where his family soon followed. Virgil loved Alaska. He spent countless weekends fishing at his Kenai River cabin, duck hunting on the Susitna Flats, hunting caribou, moose and sheep in the mountains surrounding the Matanuska Glacier. He became involved with Fur Rondy and was a board member from 2006. He was also involved with Ducks Unlimited Spring BBQ and Alaska Waterfowl Assn, volunteering & keeping their books up to date. He retired after 23 years from Tryck, Nyman and Hayes.

Virgil was a loving husband, father, grandfather & friend. He is survived by his son Jeffrey Sr. (Sandy) and daughter Julie Zarr (Mike), 7 grandchildren, numerous great grandchildren and countless friends. He was a true Alaskan Pioneer & will be missed by all.

A celebration of life for “POPS” will be held on Wednesday 5/31/23 from 4-8pm at “O’Malley’s on the Green” at 3651 O’Malley Road, Anchorage, Ak.