Thomas E. Zensen Obituary
Thomas E. Zensen of Faribault, Minnesota, born on July 24, 1949, passed away on November 2, 2026. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Thomas E. Zensen to show support.
He was predeceased by: his parents, John C. "Jack" Zensen and Constance "Connie" Zensen (Savoie); his daughter Renee Kathleen Zensen; his sisters, Patricia Jorgensen and Rita Zensen; and his brother-in-law Jeff Thelen.
He is survived by: his wife Kim Zensen of Faribault; his son Ryan Zensen (Stacy) of Faribault; his stepchildren, Chris Orr (Amber) of Rosemount and Nicole Polski (Matt) of Farmington; his grandchildren, Bailey, Cailyn Murphy, Ella, Mya, Carter Orr and Isaiah Mays-Polski; his siblings, Jack Zensen (Dee) of Inver Grove Heights and Nancy Lauritson (Freddy) of Arkansas; his mother-in-law Bernette Ratzlaff; and his brothers, Jerry Ratzlaff (Connie), Randy Ratzlaff (Chris) and Sandy Thelen. He is also survived by nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.
Visitation was held on Monday, November 9th 2026 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory (1725 Lyndale Ave N, Faribault, MN 55021). A funeral service was held on Monday, November 9th 2026 at 3:00 PM at the same location. A burial was held on Tuesday, November 10th 2026 at 11:00 AM at the St. Lawrence Cemetery (2830 2nd Ave NW, Faribault, MN 55021).
In lieu of flowers the family prefers that memorials be directed to the Mayo Clinic for the exceptional care provided to Tom or the American Diabetes Association (https://ad.doubleclick.net$%7BGDPR%7D;gdpr_consent=$%7BGDPR_CONSENT_755%7D;ltd=;dc_tdv=1).
