Remembering the life of Marian L. Jones….
The Funeral Service for Marian L. Jones, of
Albert Lea
, formerly of
Richfield
,
MN
,
will be held at 10:00 A.M. on
Saturday, April 25, 2009 at
Ascension
Lutheran
Church
in Albert Lea.
The Reverend Mark Boorsma will officiate. Interment will be
in
Fort
Snelling
National
Cemetery
,
St.
Paul at
10:30 on Monday, April 27.
Visitation
will be one hour before services at the church on Saturday.
Marian died peacefully on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at
St. John’s
Lutheran
Home.
She had just celebrated her 90
th
birthday.
Marian was born on March 26, 1919 in
Enderlin
,
N.D.
, the daughter of
Jens and Hannah Andrea (Holm) Isaksen.
She graduated from
Enderlin
High School
and then attended Interstate Business
College in
Fargo
,
North Dakota
for secretarial and clerical training.
She worked for the Federal Government in
Fargo
,
N.D.
in Crop Insurance and
then the Internal Revenue Service.
On November 29, 1952, she was united in marriage the Owen H. Jones in
Moorhead
,
MN
.
Following their marriage they lived in
Fargo
until moving in 1960 to the officers quarters at
Fort
Snelling
in
St. Paul
. They moved to
Richfield
in 1963.
She moved to
Knutson Place
in
Albert Lea
in January of 2008 to be near her daughter Carolyn.
She spent her life caring and nurturing her family, and so enjoyed spending time
with them.
She was a member of
Ascension
Lutheran
Church
and a former member of House
of
Prayer
Lutheran
Church
in
Richfield
.
Marian enjoyed playing piano, which she did by ear, sewing, embroidery, various
crafts and baking.
She will be greatly missed by her daughter Carolyn and son-in-law Dr. Gary Lamson
of
Albert Lea
; grandchildren Rebecca Lamson of Madison Wisconsin and Alex Lamson
of
Albert Lea
; sister-in-law Erldamae Jones of
Moorhead
and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband Owen in 1994, sisters Dagny, Lilly and
Jeanette and parents Jens and Hannah.
In lieu of flowers memorials preferred to
Ascension
Lutheran
Church
.
