Catherine E. Jones

Catherine Elliott Jones, of Port Washington. Age 95. Beloved wife of Robert. Cherished mother of Ronny Lynn, Carol (Terry), Scott(Terri), Vanessa, Towney (Diane). Adored grandmother of Ezra, Bobby, Kelly, Keith, Kira, Lisa, Lisha, Lindsey, Jessica, Jeffrey and Teagan. Great-grandmother of Cailin, Ezra, Luke, Kyle, Leighanna, Michael, Jacob, Nicholas, Sarah, Holly, MaciRae, Elijah, Branden, Sara, Luca, Reed, Race, Carmine, Camille, Alexis and Justin. Sister to James, George, Loretta, Mary, Elizabeth, Louise, Raymond, and Eugene.

Catherine was an amazing and nurturing woman to all her family member and friends. She enjoyed an active lifestyle and participated in tennis and skiing. She was an award winning Senior Olympics enthusiast taking her love of skiing to a level that made her family proud. World travel alongside her husband Bob, created many happy memories. Catherine also took pleasure in crossword puzzles and water aerobics. She worked at Macy’s in the order clerking department on the 13th floor. During WWII, she worked as a rivoter at Grumman Aircraft Company in Port Washington. Later she worked at Quaker Oats Company helping manufacture bombs for the war effort in Nebraska. That is where her husband Bob was stationed in the Army Air Corp. Later years Catherine was a secretary for her husband’s building business.