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| Alice Elizabeth Jones |
| Date Of Birth: | February 15, 1914 |
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| Date Of Death: | January 27th, 2012 |
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| Service Date: | 10:30 am, Thursday, February 2nd, 2012 |
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Alice Elizabeth Jones
Alice Elizabeth Jones, 97, of Manhattan, died Friday, January
27th, at Good Shepherd Hospice House.
Alice Elizabeth Steiner was born in Lafayette, Indiana on
February 15, 1914, the daughter of the late Barbara (Steill) and
Louis Steiner. She was a homemaker and a secretary for
the America Farm Research Association with the Indiana Farm Bureau
from 1944-1946. On June 27, 1944 at St. Boniface
Catholic Church in Lafayette, Indiana, she married Harold
Eugene Jones, who preceded her in death on Dec. 5, 1987. Alice had
formerly lived in Lafayette, Indiana and St. Paul, Minnesota.
She was a member of the Seven Dolors Catholic Church, Altar
Society, Circle #3, National Right To Life Community, Inc.,
KSU Social Club, and also was a cofounder of Birthright of
Manhattan and was with them for over 20 years.
Alice graduated from St. Francis High School in Lafayette,
Indiana in 1932. In July of 1946, she and Harold moved to Manhattan
from Lafayette, they then moved back to Lafayette in 1948 to 1949
where he attended Purdue for 2 years. In 1949, they moved to
St. Paul Minnesota while Harold was doing research as a soil
specialist from 1949-1956 and in 1956, they moved back to
Manhattan.
Survivors include two sons Dennis A. Jones, of Manhattan and
Ronald H. Jones, and his fiancé Heather J. Warden, of Annandale,
Virginia. She is also survived by her grandchildren,
Catherine E. Jones, of Bowling Green, Kentucky & Anna T.
Jones, of Clarksville, Tennessee.
She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; a son,
Allan Jones on August 5, 1994; 4 brothers, Raymond C. Steiner,
Robert M. Steiner, Harold Steiner at 3 years of age and Joseph
Steiner in 1998; 2 sisters, Marie M. Steiner in 1958 and Kathleen
L. Williams in 1983.
Friends are invited to call Tuesday, February 2, 2012 from 5:00
pm to 8:00 pm and on Wednesday from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. A
parish vigil will be recited at 7:00 pm, at the Irvin-Parkview
Funeral Home & Cremation.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 am on
Thursday, February 2nd, at the Seven Dolors Catholic Church,
Manhattan, with Father Joseph Popelka officiating. Interment will
follow at the Sunrise Cemetery in Manhattan.
Family requests donations to Seven Dolors Catholic Church
Manhattan, Kansas 66502 or Good Shephard Hospice House, 3801
Vanesta Dr. Manhattan, Kansas 66503.
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