Betty E. Jones

Betty E. Jones, 87, of Lakeside died on Sunday August 16, 2009 after a long illness. Her life was filled with love, caring, and accomplishment. Much of her time and energy was focused on helping others. Betty was born May 19, 1922 the daughter of Nellie and Bill Jones. She met Bob Jones in college and married him June 27, 1945. Betty was the valedictorian of her high school class and while in high school she worked as a waitress to save money for college. Betty reared three daughters and one son: Susan (French) Ball who taught mathematics at Ohio State; Judy Wiens the Director of Human resources at a Nashville Law Firm; Sally (Tim) McFadden a music teacher who received the Nashville Teacher of the Year and conducts the Nashville Repertory Youth Orchestra at Vanderbilt University; Bob (Sandy) a physician on the staff of the Cleveland Clinic. As a Girl Scout leader she planned and supervised extensive summer experiences for her troop including a trip to Mexico. She was a Lay Leader for Ridgewood United Methodist Church in Parma, OH for ten years and for the Lakeside United Methodist Church for five years. She developed and operated a parish visitor program at Ridgewood; hosted an American Field Service foreign exchange student from Belgium for one year; she was Parma's Community Liaison Representative for AFS for several years; a trustee for many years at Lakeside Association; helped develop the Senior Venture programs in Lakeside chairing Senior Venture for 12 years, planning programs, field trips and arranging speakers. Betty served on the original committee that planned and developed North Shore Retirement Community and was honored to have one of the streets in the community named after her. She was an avid writer and wrote a column for the Peninsula News for five years. She is survived by her husband Bob; her three children; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and sister Geraldine Gregg of Boulder, CO. She was preceded in death by her parents, daughter: Susan Ball, son-in-law: John Wiens, brother William Jones and sister Mary Meyers. Private family services will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be given in Betty's memory to Stein Hospice, 1200 Sycamore Line, Sandusky, OH 44870; Otterbein North Shore Retirement Community, 9400 Northshore Blvd., Lakeside, OH 43440; Lakeside United Methodist Church, 450 Central Ave, Lakeside, OH 43440. On line condolences may be shared with the family at www.neideckerleveckcrosser.com . Neidecker, LeVeck & Crosser Funeral Home, Peninsula Chapel is handling the arrangements. Funeral Home: Neidecker-LeVeck & Crosser Funeral Home - Peninsula Chapel 7755 East Harbor Road Lakeside-Marblehead, OH