Hans L. Jorgensen, 82 of Rochester, passed away Sunday, February 18 at his home.

The funeral service for Hans Laurits Jorgensen will be held on Friday, February 23, 2018 at 2:00pm in the Timothy Chapel at Autumn Ridge Church with the Rev. C. John Steer officiating.  Visitation will held from 1:00pm to 2:00pm on Friday at the church.  Interment will be at Oakwood Cemetery, Rochester, MN on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018.

Hans L. Jorgensen was born May 13, 1935 in Auderod of Denmark to Laurits and Else Marie Jorgensen. He grew up in Lille Kregme where he attended school and later graduated from gardening school. He started his own trucking and excavating business in Denmark.

He married Tove Pedersen and had three children. They later divorced. In 1976, he immigrated to the United States with his family where he started his own business restoring antique cars, and years later started a new business. He imported auto motive equipment, specializing in paint spray guns. The business, SATA (Dan-Am) Spray Equipment Company was very successful. In 2004, he married Raya Andrey. He retired in 2017 and his two sons took over the business.

Hans was a very smart business man who many people admired and respected. He was a hardworking man which could build and fix everything.  He always worked very hard so his children would have everything they needed. He loved to garden, his Nimbus motorcycle, his pride and joy Mercedes Benz and travel with his wife, Raya. He also loved talking to people and helping them whenever he could. He had a great sense of humor.

He will be missed and in our hearts forever.

Hans is survived by his wife, Raya; three children, Knud (Brigitte) Jorgensen of Spring Valley, Lis Tidemann of Rochester, and Bent Jorgensen of Racine; step-son, Max (Svetlana) Andreyev; brother, Aksel Jorgensen; sister, Elna Gisselman, both of Denmark; seven grandchildren, Katrina, Jacqueline, Hanne, Brittany, Benjamin, Idamarie, and Annesofie; two step-grandchildren, Alex and Anton; and great-grandson, Anders. And also survived by many friends, family, and colleagues from the United States, Denmark, Russia, Canada and Germany.

He is preceded in death by his parents, one brother and one sister, all of Denmark.