Randall Jansen

Picture taken February 1966


Randall Jansen is the son of Harry & Irene (Ranniger) Jansen.
He graduated from MHS in 1960.

Randall Jansen

Randall James Jansen was born on August 5, 1942, to Harry and Irene (Ranniger) Jansen at Manning, Iowa. He was raised on the farm, attended country school and then came to Manning High where he graduated with the class of 1960. After graduation he went on to the University of Iowa at Iowa City, where he earned a degree in General Science.

After college, Randy joined the US Navy and received his military training at Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island. He received his commission as Ensign USNR in 1966, and later was commissioned as Lieutenant (JG). He had several years of naval duty overseas.

In 1968 he married Shelagh Ferguson at El Centro, California. They had 2 sons, Scott and Matt. Later, while living in Colorado, Randy married Gretta, and they lived in Parker, Colorado.

He fought a long, hard battle with cancer and passed away on July 27, 2006, at the age of 63 Years, 11 months and 22 days. Among his survivors were his wife, Gretta, his 2 sons and their wives and 4 grandchildren.