BLANDFORD – Frances (Brewer) Jensen, 79, of Blandford died Monday, April 7, 2014 at home. She was born in Saratoga, NY on September 19, 1934 to Charles and Philomena (Jordan) Brewer and has lived in Blandford since 1972.
Frances was employed as a History Professor at Westfield State University. She graduated from Westfield State College and received her master’s degree from UConn and her PH.D. from UMass Amherst. Frances also taught at Cathedral High School and Our Lady of the Elms College. She was a communicant of St. Mary’s Church in Westfield. Frances enjoyed reading and her four legged friends. Frances was the widow of Theodore R. Jensen who died on August 18, 2011. She leaves three daughters, Patricia M. Jensen, Margaret J. Cooley and her husband Bruce and Carol J. Connelly all of Blandford and a brother, Wayne Brewer of Bay Shore, NY. Frances also leaves five grandchildren, Walter, Mary, Theodore, Siobhan and Cecilia Connelly. She was predeceased by two brothers, William and Charles Brewer.
The funeral will be Thursday, April 10th at 9:30 a.m. from Firtion-Adams Funeral Service, 76 Broad Street, Westfield, followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. in St. Mary’s Church in Westfield. Burial will be held at a later date in St. Peters Cemetery in Stillwater, NY. Calling hours will be Wednesday from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in Frances’s memory be made to the Thomas J. O’Connor Animal Control and Adoption Center, 627 Cottage Street, Springfield, MA 01104.
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