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Madelyn Ruth Jones

Posted 2018-01-29 by mhenderson
Today's News-Herald, Lake Havasu City, AZ
>>> Published on Thursday, April 16, 2015 <<<

Madelyn Ruth Jones passed away suddenly, April 9, 2015 in Lake Havasu
City, surrounded by her family and friends. Madge was born in Assyria,
Mich., to Victor and Bernace Jones, June 25, 1928. She graduated from
Bellevue High School and during World War II, Madge drove an ambulance
for the Red Cross from Percy Jones Hospital to Fort Custer to quickly
transport soldiers.

Madge was a real entrepreneur. She owned and operated the Traveler’s
Paradise Motel and Restaurant in Roscommon, Mich., for 15 years. Madge
then moved to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in Munising, Mich. where she
opened a craft and antique store. She was president of the Women’s
Auxiliary for the Wetmore Fire Department for several years, running
the Smorgasbord, their largest fundraiser. Upon her retirement she
moved to Lake Havasu City, and traveled extensively. She was most
proud of the fact she had visited all fifty states and several
countries.

Surviving are her friend, Betty Dillon of Lake Havasu City; her
nieces, Cathy (John) Osten, Ruth Starring and Denise (Kim) Jones; her
nephew, Eric Jones; her brother, Albert Jones; and her longtime
Michigan friends, Maggie Bresnahan, Donna Hodges and Mildred Rueckert.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, George Jones;
and nephew, Paul Jones.

A memorial will be held in Arizona and Michigan at a later date.

Services were placed in the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home and
Crematory.

Thoughts and condolences may be sent to the Jones family at www.lietz-
frazefuneralhome.com.





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