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Ethel Jones, 82, a resident of Mountain Top for 41 years, passed away, Friday, July 3, 2020, at the home of her daughter and son in law in Dover, Delaware.
Born in Bronx, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Ethel Kirby and was a devoted member of St. Jude's Church, Mountain Top. Ethel worked at Old River Road Bakery in Wilkes-Barre prior to retiring and enjoyed spending time with family.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded by her loving husband, Jerry Jones in 2011 and sister, Bernice Leins.
Ethel is survived by her daughters, Susan Jones and her husband, Howard of Port Murray, NJ; Barbara Slavick and her husband, Emil of Wilkes-Barre; Eileen Schmid and her husband, Dave of Dover, DE and Cathy Bottone and her husband, Dave of Wilkes-Barre. She is also survived by her grandchildren, David, Kristen, Shannon, Ryan, Zach, Danielle, Kaitlyn great grandchildren, Roman, Leola, Moses and Aubrey.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 am on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in St. Jude's Church, S. Mountain Blvd., Mountain Top, with Reverend Joseph Evanko officiating. Interment will follow in Calvery Cemetery, Drums.
Friends are invited to join the family for a visitation from 5 to 7 pm on Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at the Desiderio-Lehman Funeral and Cremation, 436 S. Mountain Blvd., Mountain Top.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude’s Church Building Fund, South Mountain Boulevard, Mountain Top, PA 18707
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St Jude's Building Fund
420 South Mountain Blvd., Mountain Top PA 18707