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Eleanor Jones Obituary
May 24, 1929 - August 23, 2024
Eleanor Gayle Kreymborg Jones, 95, of York, died on Aug. 23, 2024, in Lincoln.
She was born May 24, 1929, in Atkinson, to Gail Lewis and Johanna Aurelia Gebhardt Kreymborg. She graduated from high school in Boise, Idaho, in 1946 and attended the University of Nebraska for two years. In 1949, she was married to Robert V. Jones in North Platte and they moved to York the following year. Gayle was a member of the First United Methodist Church in York for over 60 years.
She loved to play golf, working crossword puzzles, gardening, crochet, knitting and watching her grandchildren play whatever sport was in season. Gayle served on the Election Board, was a member of the York PEO Chapter A, Eastern Star and the York General Hospital Auxiliary.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Fritz Kreymborg; and her husband, Robert V. Jones, on Jan. 26, 2008.
She is survived by her sons, David (Debra) Jones of Guymon, Oklahoma, and Dan (Jean) Jones of Lincoln; daughter, Susan Jones Freitag of Scottsdale, Arizona; grandchildren, Aaron (Pam) Jones, Alex (Emily) Jones, Kelcie Freitag and Andrew Freitag; great grandchildren, Piper Jones, Jarrett Jones, Kendall Jones, Easton Jones and Callum Jones; several nephews, including Bill Bissell and Robert Jones; and twin brothers, Kevin Kreymborg and Kelvin Kreymborg.
Memorials are suggested to the Kilgore Memorial Library in York. Online condolences may be shared at metzmortuary.com.
Memorial service is at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 4, at the First United Methodist Church of York. Private burial is at Greenwood Cemetery, York. Gayle has been cremated and there is no viewing or visitation. Metz Mortuary in York is handling arrangements.
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