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Gerard Edward Jones Gerard E. “Jerry” Jones, 62, died Monday, January 10th., 2004, after a long illness in Melrose -Wakefield Hospital, Melrose, MA Jerry was born in Boston and was raised and educated in Milton. He attended St. Agatha’s School and St. Sebastian High School and went on to college at St. Anslems College in New Hampshire. He joined the U.S. Air Force and completed his training at the Amarillo Air Force Base, in Texas and served the next six years in the U.S. Air Force National Guard. Jerry worked the next thirty years for the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co., in Boston as an pension analyst, later retiring in 1999. Jerry and his wife Mary Jane later took a trip to Ireland for their 35th. wedding anniversary, a trip they both enjoyed. Jerry was formerly from Milton and resided in Malden for over twenty years and in Saugus for the past sixteen years. The couple married on October 16, 1965 in St. Agatha’s Church in Milton and spent thirty-nine years together. Jerry was an avid Boston sports fan and enjoyed following the Bruins, Red Sox, and the Boston College teams. He also loved watching his own three sons playing hockey, baseball and football as they grew up. He was a longtime member of the American Legion Post # 69 Malden as well as a Past Commander for the 1998, 2001, 2004 terms. He is survived by his wife Mary Jane Jones, his sons Brian M. Jones and wife Shelia of Salem, NH , Matthew G. Jones and wife Jennifer of Saugus, Christopher R. Jones and wife Pamela of Saugus, his brothers John Jones of Milton, William Jones of Braintree, Richard Jones of Brockton, Robert Jones of Weymouth, Christopher Jones of Abington, and his sister Mary Landberg of Wells, ME. His cherished grandchildren Devin Jones, Lia Jones, Michael Jones, Christopher Jones and Kyra Jones, and his niece Amy Gallagher of Saugus. He was preceded in death by his father Gerard Jones, and
his mother Mary Sullivan. He was born August 12, 1942 in Boston, MA the son of the late Gerard V. and Mary B. (Sullivan) Jones. Visitation will be held at Weir - Mac Cuish Golden Rule Funeral Home, 144 Salem St. Malden, on Thursday from 2-4 & 7-9 Contributions in Jerry’s memory may be made to the
ALS Association.
Mass Chapter, 75
McNeil Way, Dedham, MA, 02026. Funeral from the Weir-Mac Cuish Funeral Home, 144 Salem St., Malden, on Friday January 14th. at 10:30 AM followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Joseph’s Church, 770 Salem St., Malden at 11:30 AM. Fr. Richard Bakker of St. Josephs Church will be the celebrant. Burial will be in the Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden.
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