Kathleen ‘Kathy’ Jones, 89
Tue, 04/02/2019 - 1:06pm
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Nov. 29, 1929 —
April 1, 2019
Owatonna - Kathleen “Kathy” Doris Jones, age 89, of Owatonna, Minn. died on Monday, April 1, 2019, at Koda Living Community.
Visitation will be at Trinity Lutheran Church in Owatonna on Friday, April 5, 2019 from 9:30-11a.m. Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 5, 2019 at 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Owatonna with Reverend Amanda Weinkauf officiating. Interment will be in the Owatonna Memorial Gardens in Clinton Falls Township.
She was born on Nov. 29, 1929, in Rochester, Minn., the daughter of Valentine and Ella (Ranfranz) Smith. She attended Trinity Parochial School for eight years and graduated from Rochester High School in 1949. After her schooling, she worked at Zumbro Cafeteria in the Zumbro Hotel. On Nov. 12, 1952, she married Kenneth W. Jones. The couple lived in Norfolk, Va. while Kenneth was in the Navy. In 1955, they moved to Owatonna. Along with raising her family, Kathy worked at Kay’s Grill, Inn Town, Josten’s and most recently Hardee’s. She was a faithful member of Trinity Lutheran Church, where she taught Sunday School, and was a lifetime member of the V.F.W. Auxiliary.
Her interests included ceramics, camping, crocheting, travel, dancing, reading, baking, cooking, puzzles, clipping coupons for the V.F.W. and spending time with family and friends. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and mother-in-law.
She is survived by her children, Debbie (Duane) Klecker, Dean (Peggy) Jones and Denise (Mike) Meixner all of Owatonna; daughter-in-law, Sue Jones of Spring Valley, Minn.; grandchildren, Elizabeth (Andre) Jay of Stewartville, Minn., Travis Jones of Spring Valley, Jared (Alicyn) Prestegard, Samantha Jo (Dylan) Meixner, and Tim (Whitney) Jones, all of Owatonna, Dillon Meixner of Hope, Minn. and Katie (Christopher) Jones of Owatonna; great-grandchildren, Mitchell Jay of Stewartville and Lily Prestegard of Owatonna; step-grandchildren, Jason (Angela) Klecker, Scott (Tiffany) Klecker and Stacy (Michael) Burton, all of Owatonna; eight step-great-grandchildren; siblings, Vernon Smith of Rochester and Marietta Brown of Machesney Park, Ill.; and many nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Valentine and Ella; husband, Kenneth Jones; sons, Dale and Keith Jones; four sisters; three brothers; and several nieces and nephews.
