Malheur County OR Archives Obituaries.....Tensen, Pieter  1955
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Nyssa City Gate Journal
Nyssa Gate City Journal
Nyssa, Oregon
Thursday, July 21, 1955

Pieter Tensen, Pioneer Leader In Farming Dies

One of the Northwest's most colorful and determined advocates of modern farming 
methods was laid to rest in Nyssa last Saturday, after 55 years of constructive 
work to introduce modern farming methods to Malheur county.

He is Pieter Tensen, a native of Holland who immigrated to the Nyssa area in 
1900, who died last Thursday at the age of 83. 

Services were held at the Lienkaemper chapel, with the Rev. John Briehl 
officiating, and interment was in Nyssa cemetery. 

Citizens agree that Malheur county and the Nyssa community have lost one of the 
finest pioneers in our farming community. 

Moves From Holland
Pieter Tensen moved to Nyssa, Oregon from Holland in 1900. His wife, Elizabeth, 
and two small sons made the long journey from their native land to this raw, 
new land. 

They settled on land southwest of Nyssa and immediately started farming. This 
land is still part of the fine farm Pieter Tensen developed in his lifetime. 

Folks point out that he brough with him a desire to make this new land one of 
the finest farming communities in the west. Through his foresight and desire to 
see that this land was made productive through the years, he developed 
practices in farming that have been recognized and used by other progressive 
farmers as standard practices. His farming experiences and the examples he set 
are considered invaluable contributions to our community.

Starts County Project
It was through the efforts of Pieter Tensen that a County Agent program was 
started in Malheur County. He was always active in Grange programs, triple A 
service, and farm rehabilitation work.

Through his efforts red potatoes and head lettuce were first grown and shipped 
in Malheur County.

He was active for many years on various community service boards, such as 
school board director, irrigation board director, and an appraiser for farm 
land. 

His Influence Felt
The Nyssa community will miss Pieter Tensen but there is unanimous opinion that 
it will always be a better and richer farming community as a result of having 
the privilege of association with a man who had such industry and foresight. 

Pieter Tensen was born in Schellinghout, Holland on December 21, 1872. He is 
survived by his widow, Elizabeth Tensen, two sons, C. M. Tensen and Dick W. 
Tensen, and one daughter, Greta Broad. He was preceded in death by one son, 
Klaas Tensen. He is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Dick Groot of Jasper, 
Minnesota, two grandchildren and three step grandchildren. 

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