Judith K. "Judy" Jensen

Judith K. "Judy" Jensen obituary, Canton, MA

Judith K. "Judy" Jensen

Judith Jensen Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Schlossberg Chapel - Canton on Dec. 15, 2025.
Judy Jensen, 84, passed away peacefully on December 14, 2025. Judy was born in Boston, Massachusetts to the late Louis and Bessie Kagen. She was predeceased by her husband, John Jensen in 1982.

In her final days, she was surrounded by her loving family. She is survived by her daughter, Jennifer and Jennifer's husband Ari Finkelstein; her son Joshua and Joshua's husband Michael Zhang; and her beloved grandchildren Isabel and Yoni.

She is also survived by her sisters Diane Trust and Ellen Sugarman, and her stepdaughter, Lisa Jensen-Fellows.

Judy spent four decades as a teacher, with 35 years in the Quincy Public Schools. She spent most of her years as a social studies teacher at North Quincy High School. Judy loved to travel, and early in her career taught on military bases in Germany and Japan, was a Fulbright Scholar in Southeast Asia. Later in her life she traveled across the globe, and loved to share stories about her trips to China, Peru, Europe, and the Panama Canal.

Her funeral will take place on December 17, at 2pm at the Schlossberg Family's Chapel on the Hill, 824 Washington St, Canton, MA, with graveside service at Sharon Memorial Park, 40 Dedham Street, Sharon, MA.

In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Planned Parenthood (www.weareplannedparenthood.org).

Judith K. Jensen Funeral Service

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~ Thank You ~

Her funeral will take place on December 17, at 2pm at the Schlossberg Family's Chapel on the Hill, 824 Washington St, Canton, MA, with graveside service at Sharon Memorial Park, 40 Dedham Street, Sharon, MA.

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