Mary Jane Jones, 81, of Janesville, died March 12, 2016, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg.
She was born in Elkhorn, Dec. 9, 1934, to the late Benjamin and Leota (Kuhnle) Rucker. She graduated from Delavan-Darien High School in 1953 and married John D. Jones on Aug. 9, 1957.
She is survived by her three children, Denise (Dan) Maney, of Madison, Thomas (Laurie) Jones, of Tempe, Ariz., and Sara (Bill Deegan) Jones, of Janesville; three grandsons; three great-grandsons; her sisters, Patricia Schutte, of Tarpon Springs, Fla., and Roseann Wilson, of Safety Harbor, Fla.; a brother, Gerald (Mary) Rucker, of Troy, Mo.; and an aunt, Ruth Notter, of Janesville. In addition, to her parents; she was preceded in death by her grandson, David Joseph Jones; and two brothers, Robert and Ralph.
Funeral and visitation were Friday at the Whitcomb-Lynch Funeral Home with the Rev. Carlos Careaga officiating. Memorials would be appreciated in her name to Agrace HospiceCare.
