Pauline Elizabeth Jones

Pauline Jones, age 99, of Storm Lake, Iowa, formerly of Early, Iowa went to be with her Lord on Sunday, June 12, 2016. Funeral service will be held Saturday, June 18, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Early. Burial will follow in the Early Union Cemetery. Visitation will take place Friday, June 17, 2016 from 5-7:00 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements. Pauline was born January 6, 1917 on the Corrie farm in Ida County, Iowa to Paul and Elena Corrie, the oldest of three children. When she was five, the family moved to a farm near Bronson, Iowa. Her teenage years were during the Great Depression, when money was in short supply, but there was always plenty to eat on the farm. After graduating from Bronson High School in 1934 she attended Iowa State University, then transferred to Wayne State College in Nebraska, where she obtained her two-year teaching certificate. While teaching elementary school in LeMars, Iowa, she met Alfred Jones. They married October 27, 1944, after Al returned from a WWII tour of duty in the Aleutian Islands. After the War, they settled in Merrill, Iowa, where they owned and operated a general store. In 1956, they moved to Early and Pauline returned to her true love of teaching. She taught first grade many years in the Crestland School District in, both Nemaha and Early. She was always touched when former students, some many years out of high school, greeted her when their paths crossed. While teaching she completed her four-year bachelor’s degree at Buena Vista College, receiving her diploma the same day as her son graduated from Iowa State University. She has been a member of the Early Methodist Church for nearly 60 years and had been active in various Church committees and activities. After Al’s death, Pauline moved into the Lake Pointe Villa in Storm Lake in 1997, being one of the original residents. She was proud to have been in independent living at Lake Pointe Villa up until her passing. She is survived by son, Greg (Pat) Jones of Stevensville, Montana; Gail (Len) Iwinski of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; grandchildren: Lucas (Meghan) Jones of Missoula, Montana; Coralynn (Ryan) Revis and their daughter Kinsley of Missoula, Montana; Allison (Matthew) Harrington of Browning, Montana; and Matthew and Jeremiah Iwinski of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; and brother, Sam Corrie of Bronson, Iowa. The grandchildren have always been impressed with Pauline’s sharpness of mind and are grateful for her love and support. We all treasure the many books she gave us, instilling a forever love of reading! Pauline was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Alfred; and sister, Shirley Olson.

Pauline Elizabeth Jones

January 6, 1917 - June 12, 2016