Jerome "Bud" Jenny Obituary (1922

Jerome “Bud” I. Jenny, 91 of Blair died peacefully Monday, September 29, 2014 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home. A Memorial service for Bud will be held 10:30AM Monday October 6 at First Lutheran Church in Blair. Visitation will be held Sunday October 5 from 5:00 to 8:00PM at Campbell Aman Funeral Home in Blair with a prayer service at 7:00pm. Jerome “Bud” Jenny was born on October 23, 1922 on the family farm outside of Leigh, Nebraska to Andrew and Olga (Loseke) Jenny. He attended and graduated from Leigh High School. Bud met Charlotte McAlpine on a blind date and the couple were married on January 11, 1945. After the couple married Bud ran his own welding shop in Leigh, until the couple moved to Blair and he began working for Korshoj Construction as a welder. In 1961 Bud opened his own welding shop in Blair that was originally called J & S Welding and later renamed Bud’s Welding. After his retirement from the business in 1988, Bud stayed active with his “junk art” that he created from various mechanical parts, tools, bowling pins, and other common household items. Over the years Bud was very active in Blair politics and the community. He served as a Blair City Councilman from 1971 till 1990, and then served as Mayor of Blair from 1990 to 1994. He was also involved with the Washington County Historical Museum and loved helping preserve local history. He is survived by his children; daughter Beverly Jenny Simmons of Blair, son Michael Jenny of Blair, and son Patrick (Brenda) Jenny of Blair, granddaughter Brooke (Zach) Senkbile of Omaha and grandson Blake Jenny of Blair, sisters Darlene “Jo” Hefti of Fremont and Bernice Gronek of Phoenix, AZ, and brother Elmer “Fox” Jenny of Bedford, TX. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Charlotte, his son David and his sister Pearl. Memorials may be directed to Good Shepherd Lutheran Community in Blair.