James R. Jensen, 89, of Hartford, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, January 29, 2015. James was born in Hartford to the late Roy and Grace (Dziak) Jensen. He was a Naval Veteran who served in World War II on the USS Samuel Miles. He worked at Southern New England Telephone Company for over 30 years, was a member of the Telephone Pioneers, and volunteered for Meals on Wheels in Hartford.
James is survived by his loving wife Mamie (Wesler) Jensen; a son James F. Jensen and wife Sharon of Vernon; two daughters Mary Alice Carlson, and Carol Anne Oram and husband James, all of Marlborough, MA; his sister Virginia Ozimek of Colchester; and three grandchildren, Thomas Oram, Mary Oram, and Michael Jensen. He was predeceased in life by his first wife Mary Evelyn Fitzgerald Jensen, two sisters Hazel Philips and Rose Ozimek, and a son-in-law Thomas F. Carlson.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, February 4, 2015, 10:00am at St. Bernard Church, 25 St. Bernard Terrace, Rockville. Burial will follow in St. Bernard Cemetery, Rockville. A reception will follow at St. Bernard Church. Friends and family may call Tuesday, February 3, 2015, 5:00-8:00pm at Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home, 1276 Berlin Tpke., Wethersfield. To share a memory with the family please visit www.dillonbaxter.com