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Victoria Jones Obituary

Passed away peacefully on June 25, 2015, at age 87. Loving mother of 5. Grandmother and great-grandmother of many. Sister of 6 siblings (including one surviving sister). Also loved by nieces and nephews, other family and friends. Victoria began her career working for her father as a bookkeeper at the Overton Hygienic Manufacturing Company. That building on 36th and State is now the home of the Chicago Bee Branch of the Chicago Public Library. She retired after a long career as a lay associate at St. Thomas Lutheran Church in Chicago, and a buyer's assistant at Briggs & Stratton in Milwaukee. Visitation at ATONEMENT LUTHERAN CHURCH, 4500 N. Sherman Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, on Thursday, July 2, at 11AM until time of Service at 1PM. Burial at LINCOLN CEMETERY, 12300 S. Kedzie Ave., Chicago, on Friday, July 3, at 12:30PM. Krause Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 9000 West Capitol Drive, Milwaukee WI 53222. (414)464-4640 Condolences to: www.krausefuneralhome.com

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Published by Chicago Tribune on Jun. 28, 2015.

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Barbara Harrington

July 1, 2015

I am so sorry. She was a strong, strong woman and she will be missed by many. All my thoughts and prayers to her family and friends.

Gaii Winston

June 28, 2015

I would meet her in the hall ways and kiss her say hey ma.She would smile. One day I asked her if she like sweet potato pie. She responded Black women like sweet potato pie!

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Jul

2

Visitation

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

ATONEMENT LUTHERAN CHURCH

4500 N. Sherman Blvd, WI

Jul

2

Service

1:00 p.m.

ATONEMENT LUTHERAN CHURCH

4500 N. Sherman Blvd, WI

Jul

3

Burial

12:30 p.m.

LINCOLN CEMETERY

12300 S. Kedzie Ave., Chicago, IL

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Krause Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, Inc. - Capitol Drive

9000 West Capitol Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53222

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