Date of Birth: January 26, 1929
Date of Death: March 23, 2017
On Thursday, March 23, 2017, Thelma Jones passed away at the age of 88 years.
Thelma will be lovingly remembered by her partner, Guy Levesque; son, Barry (Michelle) Jones; daughters, Gwyneth (Larry) Helfrich and Brenda (John) Olson; grandsons, Devin (Lisa) Jones and Michael Helfrich; granddaughters, Lanna (Brad Locke) Olson, Rhiannon Jones, Meghan (Bob) Thomson and Mia (Adam Abdulla) Olson; great-granddaughter, Emily Jones; brothers, Ivor Brown (Yvonne) and David (Ingrid) Brown; and sister-in-law, Phyllis Jenish.
Thelma is predeceased by her parents, Joe and Rose Brown; husband, Tudor Jones; mother-in-law, Margaret Jones; and granddaughter, Erin Helfrich.
Thelma was born in Estevan, Sask., on Jan. 26, 1929 to English immigrants, Joe and Rose Brown and raised on a farm near Hitchcock, Sask. with her two brothers.
Thelma attended school from Grade 1 to 8 and studied correspondence for Grade 9. She moved to Mission City, B.C. to work in a cannery for one year and returned to Estevan and worked as a nurses aid for five years at St Joseph’s Hospital.
Thelma married Tudor Jones on Oct. 24, 1949 in Estevan, lived in Pense and moved to Fort Qu’Appelle in December 1953. Tudor passed away in 1997, and Thelma met Guy Levesque who was her loving and caring partner until her death. Thelma was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2009 and fought courageously for over seven years.
Memorial service will be held on Friday, March 31, 2017 at 2 p.m. at St John’s Anglican Church, 202 Bay Avenue, Fort Qu’Appelle, Sask.
In memory of Thelma, donations may be made to Ovarian Cancer Canada, 205 – 145 Front Street East, Toronto, Ont., M5A 1E3 or online at www.ovariancanada.org. To send condolences, please visit: www.victoriaavenuefuneral.com
