DELAVAN – Richard A. Jensen, age 73, of Delavan, passed peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at home in Delavan. He was born on December 20, 1952, in Janesville to Adelbert and Beulah (Brown) Jensen.
Richard worked for 36 years at GM in Janesville and a tax accountant for almost a decade before retiring to full-time horse farm life. While work was a big part of his life, anyone who knew Richard knew that there was always much more to him than his job. He was a man with strong opinions, a good sense of humor, a stubborn streak, and a knack for doing things his own way.
Richard loved his family, his horses, and the dogs that kept him on his toes, Callie, Ruby, and Kobe. In his later years, one of Richard's favorite things was watching his grandchildren experience the same joy he had found in horses and farm life. Seeing them running around the farm, spending time with the horses he had bred and raised, and making their own memories brought him tremendous happiness. It gave him the chance to watch something he had spent his life building become part of the next generation.
Richard is survived by his girlfriend, Marita Reyes; his six children: Lynette Wobig and her partner, David, along with Lynette's stepchildren, Brandon Wobig (Michelle) and their children, Brenna and Wyatt; Damien Wobig (Alexa) and their dog, Panser; and Brooke Wobig (Max) and their children, Kai and Dylan; Melissa Ketterhagen and her children, Chase Ketterhagen (Kaylee) and their son, Cade, and Wyatt Ketterhagen; Jennifer Nunez and her children, Ariana Pineda and Mikey Pineda; Richard Jensen, Jr. and his wife, Cheyenne, and their children, Ricky and Briar, and in memory of their angel daughter, Brynleigh; Abigail Quinlan and her husband, Patrick, and their daughter, Teresa; and Denzel Jensen and his wife, Ali Schaetten, and their children, Rylynd and Myles.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Adelbert and Beulah Jensen; his siblings; and his beloved granddaughter, Brynleigh.
Richard leaves behind a family full of people who knew him in different ways, but all knew one thing: Richard was always Richard. Except when he was Dick. He had his opinions, his stories, his stubborn streak, his sense of humor, and his own particular way of doing things. He could make you laugh, make you roll your eyes, and occasionally make you wonder why you bothered arguing with him in the first place. But beneath all of that was a man who loved his family, loved the things that mattered to him, and took great pride in the people and life he had built.
His greatest legacy may not be found in any one accomplishment. It is in the people he leaves behind, the lessons he passed along, the memories that will continue to be told, and the pieces of Richard that each of his children, grandchildren, and great grandchild will carry with them. There will be grandchildren on that farm, horses in the pasture, stories being told, and, inevitably, someone doing something that will make everyone say, “Dad would have had something to say about that.” And he probably would have.
A private Celebration of Life will be held by his immediate family and a public gathering will be planned at a later date.
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