Rick Henry Jensen was born on August 22, 1970 in Le Mars, Iowa to Randall and Jeanette (Oltmanns) Jensen. He was raised on the Jensen century family farm in rural Merrill, Iowa.  Rick was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Johnson Township, where he was a lifelong member. He attended elementary school at Kissinger School in Merrill and graduated from Le Mars Community High School in 1989. During high school, Rick began working at Ideal Cleaners in Le Mars for Walt and Numila Kern. He continued working for them for several years after he graduated. Rick then worked at Certified Testing Services in Sioux City for a number of years before becoming employed at Joe's Ready Mix in 2005, which is now operated as GCC Alliance Concrete. Rick was currently employed at GCC as a quality control technician.

Rick had many interests and hobbies including: antiques, vintage cars and tractors, motorcycles, guns, and his family. No matter what activity or hobby he enjoyed, it was always something he could do with his family. His favorite time was spent with his family and friends. Rick was also very proud to carry the flag in memory of his father at the Memorial Day program in Merrill.

Rick had a love for cats and had several current cats: Jazz, Cupcake, Simon, and Precious.  He also loved watching cartoons, especially Scooby-Doo.

Rick is preceded in death by his father, Randall Jensen; maternal grandparents, J. Henry and Amanda Oltmanns; paternal grandparents, Raymond and Esther Jensen; and beloved cat, Moose.