Grandpa Kenneth Jones: 1925 – 2015

On Saturday, September 5, 2015, at the age of 90, Ken passed away peacefully at Concordia Hospital with his wife, Doreen by his side. Ken was born in Winnipeg on August 14, 1925 to parents Lizzie and Harry Jones. He served in Her Majesty’s Navy in 1945 on the HMCS Strathroy, patrolling the Caribbean seas for submarines.

On June 1, 1946 he married his first love, Eleanore Gray with whom he had three children – Sandra (Jim) Hill, Barb (Bill) Singbeil and Ken (Susan Swan) Jones Jr. After 38 amazing years of marriage, Ken sadly lost his wife Eleanore in 1984. Ken was blessed with six grandchildren – Sanylle, Cheryl, Bill, Paul, Tyler and Rachel, and six great-grandchildren – Drake, Duncan, Billy, Vanessa, Lane and Hannah. Ken worked at Olivetti / Underwood for over 40 years repairing business machines from typewriters to copiers to bank machines. It was there that he met his long time friend Andy Warren who was with him till the end. Ken found love again and was married in 1987 to Doreen Ison. Her children, Lori (Maureen MacDonald) Riedmueller and Frank Ison further enriched his life over the next 28 years. He loved being outdoors, fishing and working in his yard. Ken was particularly gifted with great skills in building things and fixing things and would often have multiple projects on the go from bird houses to gazebos. Ken also loved to travel taking numerous trips to Florida, to the west-coast of Canada and to England and even the Dominican Republic. Above all else, his greatest joy in life was sharing time with his family. He survived rectal cancer in 2007 and a heart attack in 2009 and continued to defy the odds with an amazing will to live. The family would like to extend our thanks to Dr. Duerksen and the staff at Concordia Hospital for their attentive care and to recognize all of the amazing people providing Ken’s home care, especially Frederico with whom he shared a very real bond. A celebration of Ken’s life will be held at St. Stephens Anglican Church, 220 Helmsdale Avenue on Wednesday, September 16 at 10:00 a.m. A luncheon reception will follow in the church hall with interment in Elmwood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations made to either the Canadian Cancer Society or the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be greatly appreciated.