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Jensen, James R. 'J.R.'
James R. “J.R.” Jensen, 46, of DeKalb, Ill., died Thursday, March 15, 2012, as the result of a single-car accident in Campton Hills, Ill. The funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, at Anderson Funeral Home, DeKalb, with the Rev. Tom Riemenschneider, Mooseheart chaplain officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Cremation will follow services at the Anderson Funeral Home Crematory.
Born July 7, 1965, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son of Ralph W. and Loretta A. (Jaeger) Jensen, he married Jamie B. Parnell on Sept. 7, 1997, in Dubuque.
James served for many years as a family teacher at Mooseheart. He was a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose and Laborers Union 582. He was an active PTA and Boy Scout volunteer.
He is survived by his wife, Jamie; his children, Anna, Hunter and Wesley, all of DeKalb, Ill.; his mother, Loretta; his brothers and sister, Jay (Lynn) Jensen, Jon Jensen and Joan (Gary) Dvorak, all of Cedar Rapids, and Joel (Lori) Jensen of Franklin, Tenn.; and several nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles.
He was preceded in death by his father, Ralph.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the James R. Jensen Memorial Fund for his children's education, in care of Anderson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 605, 2011 South Fourth St., DeKalb, IL 60115.
For information, visit www.AndersonFuneralHomeLtd.com or call (815) 756-1022.
Published March 18, 2012 in The Gazette
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