Norina R. Jones

Mrs. Norina R. Jones, 81, of Smith Street, Canajoharie, NY was welcomed into Heaven by the angels of the Lord on Wednesday, July 15, 2010 at home following a long illness. Born on July 28, 1928 on Mohawk Street in Canajoharie, she was the youngest of 13 children to Angelo and Vittoria Perolli Yacobucci. A lifelong village resident, Norina was a 1948 graduate of Canajoharie High School. She was an accomplished artist and mother who was known for her cooking, especially her homemade spaghetti. She was a member of the former St. Peter's & Paul's Roman Catholic Church and its Rosary Society. She enjoyed being a Cub Scout Leader for pack #81 for many years and just being a Mom. She will be sadly missed. Her family includes her husband of 60 years, Cecil C. Jones, Jr. ; Her daughters, Vittoria Catone and her husband Mark of South Glens Falls, NY, and Cece Ottomanelli and her husband Frank of Rotterdam, NY; two sons, Jeffery Jones and his wife Tammy of Fort Plain, NY and C.J. Jones of Canajoharie, NY; seven beloved grandchildren, Jeffery Jones, Sarah Jones, Cara Catone, Jessica Catone, Mikali Catone, Lucia Ottomanelli and Onofrio Ottomanelli; one cherished great grandson, Dylan Studnicky; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. The Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Monday, July 19, 2010 at 2 o'clock at Our Lady of Hope Roman Catholic Church, 115 Reid Street, Fort Plain, NY with the Rev. James E. Clark as celebrant. Interment will follow in St. Peter's & Paul's Cemetery, Canajoharie, NY. Relatives and friends are invited and may call Sunday, July 18, 2010 from 2 until 5p.m. at the Lenz & Betz Funeral Home; where a Legacy Candle Ceremony will be celebrated at 4:45p.m. to honor Norina's life. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Lenz & Betz Funeral Home, 69 Otsego Street, Canajoharie, NY 13317. Memorial contributions in her memory may be made to St. Peter's & Paul's Cemetery Fund in care of the funeral home office.