She graduated from St. Paul High School in 1955. She was united in marriage to Richard (Dick) Jepson on July 15, 1955. Four children were blessed to this union.
Arlene spent many years as a business owner with her husband. Those businesses included a gas station, restaurant, and shoe store. Other jobs she held were working in the Skagway Deli, Community Action Program, Avon Representative, and Wiesers, a job she absolutely loved. She was a wonderful homemaker who loved to cook, especially fried chicken. The greasier the better. She loved the springtime, the beautiful flowers, beloved dog Benji, watching the birds in her bird feeder and listening to the “old” country music, watching tv especially Reba, The Golden Girls, The Voice and Hallmark Movies. Family was very important to her and she was a strong woman of strong faith. She was a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in St. Paul. Nebraska.
Survivors include her children, Sandy Jensen of Grand Island, Nebraska, Sheryl (Tim) Wozny of Lexington, Nebraska, Rick Jepson of Grand Island, Nebraska, and Randy (Julie) Jepson of Grand Island, Nebraska: six grandchildren and eleven great- grandchildren, brother and sister-in-law Paul (Dick) (Vicki) Ewers of Grand Island, Nebraska and sister and brother-in-law Cindi (Mark) Mendyk of St. Paul, Nebraska, sister-in-law, Anita Jepson of St. Paul, Nebraska and two granddaughters she raised; Amanda (Travis) Baetz and Ashlee (Manuel) Gaspar both of Grand Island, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Dick, in-laws Orval and Mae (Luddington) Jepson, her son-in-law Ted Jensen, her sister and brother-in-law Shirley (Ken) Buck, her brother and sister-in-law Gene (Patricia) Ewers, brother-in-law and sister-in-law Mervin and Bonnie Hansen, sister-in-law JoAnn Roberts, brother-in-law Larry Jepson and nephews Michael Buck and baby Hansen.
Memorials are kindly suggested to the family for later designation.
A Graveside Service will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 20, 2025, in the Elmwood Cemetery, St. Paul, NE.
Roper and Sons Funeral Home in Lincoln is honored to be assisting the family.