Elaine F. Jones, 75, of Bonduel, passed away with her family by her side on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, at the Shawano Medical Center.
Elaine was born on Jan. 3, 1939, in Brooklyn, N.Y., a daughter of the late Mary (Fager) Gifford and Thomas Gifford.
Elaine moved in the late 1950s to Wisconsin, where she would meet Earl Jones. Earl and Elaine were united in marriage on Aug. 21, 1963, at the United Methodist Church in Shawano.
Elaine did home care for 10 years and then worked as a CNA at Birch Hill Care Center. She always took great pride in her jobs and caring for others until suffering a heart attack that made it so that she could no longer work. She had a deep love of animals and was always willing to help people any way she could. Her true passion was making her embroidery baby blankets and counted cross stitch.
Elaine is survived by her three daughters, Cindy Ramirez, Chris Jones and Julie (Eugene) Dayton; eight grandchildren; and seven great- grandchildren. She is further survived by sisters and brothers in-law, and several nieces and nephews.
Elaine was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Jones, in 2004. Her mother, Mary Ann Gifford, also preceded her in death in 1992.
Elaine will always be most remembered as a being a very social person and was well-known in the Shawano area for her volunteering with the auxiliary and Pillow Pals and for her love of shopping at Walmart.
Funeral services for Elaine Jones will be held on Thursday, Feb. 27, at 1 p.m. at Schroeder-Mickelson Funeral Service of Shawano. Pastor Marty Black will officiate. Interment will be in the Woodlawn Cemetery of Shawano in the spring. Relatives and friends may call at Schroeder-Mickelson Funeral Service on Thursday from 11 a.m. until the hour of service.
A memorial fund is being established in the name of Elaine Jones.
Online condolences may be shared at www.schroedermickelsonfuneralservice.com.