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Jensen, Thomas E.
Thomas E. Jensen, 69, died Thursday, July 19, 2012,at Mercy Hospice in Iowa City.Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, with Father John Spiegel officiating.
Tom was born March 7, 1943, in Iowa City, the son of Aage and Evelyn (Seydel) Jensen. He was a 1961 graduate of Regina High School and a member of the Army Reserve. For many years Tom resided in the Chicago area, where he was a Teamster. He returned to Iowa City five years ago.
Survivors include four children, Tad Jensen of Grand Rapids, Mich., Kimberly (Ron) Fladhammer and Kiri Jensen, both of Joliet, Ill., and Tim Jensen of Bolingbrook, Ill.;eight grandchildren;three great-grandchildren; his mother, Evelyn; four brothers, Jim (Mary Ellen) Jensen, Dick (Deb) Jensen, Jerry Jensen and Chuck Jensen, and sister-in-law, Trish Jensen, all of Iowa City; his former spouse, Karen of Decatur, Mich.; and numerous extended family.
Tom was preceded in death by his father; siblings, Bill and Julie; and his niece, Jeanne.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Mercy Hospital Foundation for the Mercy Hospice.
Arrangements are with Lensing Funeral and Cremation Service.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.lensingfuneral.com
Published July 21, 2012 in The Gazette
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