James R. O’Brien January 2, 2022

Sunday, January 2, 2022 James R. O’Brien, longtime resident of Guilford, passed away at Madison House. Devoted husband of Barbara (Zemke) O’Brien of almost 54 years.

Mr. O’Brien was born in Hartford on December 13th, 1944, son of the late James H. O’Brien and Jean (Waters) O’Brien. He was a wonderful and loving father to Mollie O’Brien and her husband Michael, Matthew James O’Brien, Margaret O’Brien Cartier and her husband Jon Paul, and a long time family member Brian Dostie, all of Guilford.

Jim (Pop-Pop) was a proud grandfather of his three adoring grandchildren, Mackenzie O’Brien Dostie (Michael), Keegan Mercer Dostie, and James McNally Cartier. He is also survived by his three sisters, Janet Marlowe, Lynn Wiese, and Jane Dion (Peter). Uncle Jimmy was loved by his nieces and nephews.

Jim is a U.S. Airforce veteran, who served in Germany as a police dog handler. He often bragged about his four-legged partner Dolph. Before retirement Jimmy worked for SNET for 39 years. He was a longtime member of the Guilford Volunteer Fire Department, starting with Washington Engine Company and ending as a “Hook” with The Hook and Ladder Company. After retirement he loved working with his nephew Peter, driving a truck for Peter Marlowe Forest Products.

Jim had an eclectic taste for music that he has passed on to each and every one of his family members. His greatest pleasure was spending time with his family and wanting to be a part of their everyday lives.

In loving memory of our dear husband and father, there is not a day that goes by when we won’t think of him raising the American and Irish flags, feeding the birds and cooking Sunday dinners.

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ASS through calling hours on Sunday, Jan. 9 from

5 – 7 p.m. at the Guilford Funeral Home, 115 Church St., Guilford. Burial services will be held Monday, Jan. 10 at 11 a.m. at Alder Brook Cemetery, 375 Boston St., Guilford. Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, CT Chapter, 200 Executive Blvd, Suite # 4B Southington, CT 06489 https://www.alz.org/ ct or Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675 http://www. wounded warrior project. org/donate.aspx To share a memory or leave condolences, visit www.guilfordfuneralhome.com