Robert "Bob" Jorgensen

A private family funeral Mass for Bob will be held at 12:00 PM on Wednesday, December 23, 2020, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ledyard. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Ledyard. The funeral mass and graveside service will be live-streamed on Oakcrest Funeral Services' Facebook Page. www.facebook.com/oakcrestfuneralservices In lieu of flowers and plants, memorials may be directed to Sharing and Caring Hands in Bob's name. Mail to 525 N 7th Street, Minneapolis MN 55405. Robert Joseph "Bob" Jorgensen was born February 9, 1956, in Estherville, IA, son of Milton "Milt" and Patricia (McDonald) Jorgensen. He grew up on the family farm and attended Swea City High School, graduating in 1974. Following graduation, he moved to Kentucky to pursue his dream of being a horse trainer. He eventually came back to Iowa where he attended Rochester Community college where he earned an Associates Arts Degree. Saddlebreds were always his first passion, but his training position took him to Kentucky in the Arabian horse business during the early eighties. For the next several years he trained at...[more]

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me of the most prestigious Arabian farms in the country. He showed Arabians to Regional and National recognition. During this time, he established himself as an instructor of champion equestrian riders. His career in the Arabian field was strongly influenced by Jim Taassas, Dick Kiesner, and Tim Shea. He then was approached by Dr. Fernado Jara and his wife Francine to head the training program for the Arabian and National Show Horses that were being bred on their farm. They sold many horses into some of the best show strings in the country. He traveled the United States showing and training horses. Bob eventually moved back to Minnesota where he opened his own training facility "Bob Jorgensen Training" where he trained, bred, and sold horses. He enjoyed spending time with family and friends, gardening, and being outside. Bob loved being around his horses. Bob died Saturday, December 19, 2020, at St. Luke's Lutheran Care Center, Blue Earth, MN. He was 64. He is survived by his mother, Patty Jorgensen of Blue Earth, MN; siblings, Jim (Doreen) Jorgensen of Windom, MN, John (Lori) Jorgensen of Fairmont, MN, Bill (Lora) Jorgensen of Lakeville, MN, Mary (Jeff) Gelhaus of Algona, Margaret (Greg) Brandt of Algona and Don (Rocio) Jorgensen of Ledyard; 13 nieces and nephews, Jessica Jorgensen, Andy (Erica), Aaron (Emily Wegener), and Adam Jorgensen, Megan (fiance Zachary Lauby) and Evan Jorgensen, Chris, Elijah, and Daniel Gelhaus, Brittany (Brett) Capesius and Patricia Brandt, and Desiree and Dustin Jorgensen; three step-nieces, Dani, Mary, and Andrea Pacheco; great-nieces and nephews, Easton, Aspen, and Nora Jorgensen and Hayden and Liam Jorgensen-Lauby; and many aunts, uncles, and cousins. Bob was preceded in death by his father Milton; maternal grandparents, John "Jack" and Ella McDonald; paternal grandparents, Elmer and Alice Jorgensen; and aunts and uncles.