Joleen (Harms) Jones

Oakland, California – Joleen Marie (Harms) Jones, 51, formerly of Lanesboro, died of an apparent heart attack and asthma complications on December 25, 2007 at her apartment in her sleep.  A memorial service was held Sunday, March 16, 2008 at the Lanesboro United Methodist Church in Lanesboro with Pastor James King officiating.  Inurnment was in the Lanesboro Cemetery, Lanesboro.

 

Joleen was born July 4, 1956 in Lake City, Iowa, she was always a firecracker and proud that was her birthday.  Her parents are Phyllis (Subbert) and the late John Harms.  She attended school in Lake City with the class of 1975.  Her graduation was completed by attending G.E.D. classes taught by Edith Kavanaugh.  Joleen was married to David Bundt in Denver, Colorado in 1975.  After they returned to Iowa their daughter, Brigette was born in 1978.  They later divorced.  Joleen and Mark Jones were married in 1981.  Joleen worked at Shady Oaks, selling insurance, and Jung’s Bakery in Carroll before she and her husband, Mark, moved to Oakland, California in 1983.  She was an employee in the pharmacy department of Longs Drug Store for 20 years.  She loved family, her nieces and nephew, fishing, camping, and watching sports, especially the Oakland A’s.  Joleen was a member of the Lanesboro United Methodist Church.

 

Joleen is survived by her daughter, Brigette Irene (Michael) Fischer, and grandson, Hans Mathias, of Blaine, Minnesota; mother, Phyllis Harms of Lake City, Iowa; sisters, Jean Harms of Eugene, Oregon, Sheryl (Martin) McCrea of Commerce City, Colorado; brothers, Colonel Dan Harms of Silverspring, Maryland and wife, Kim of Columbia, South Carolina, Terry Harms of Stafford, Virginia; aunt, Darlene (Dick) Barnhill of Veneta, Oregon; uncle, Bud Subbert of Redding, California; nieces, Ariana, Cassie, Tara, Chelsea; nephew, Cory John; great-nieces, Elissa, Katy, Kaylyn; cousins, Paula Barnhill of Fresno, California, Mike (Deb) Harms of Lake City, Iowa and Cindy Hanlon of Arizona.  Preceding her in death were her grandparents; father, John Carl Harms in 1999; uncles, James Subbert in 2007, Laverne, Herman, Paul, George, and Carl Harms; aunt, Viola “TootieMantz; and several cousins.

 

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