On Friday November 16, 2018 Sharon Jones (née Larbalestier) passed away at the age of 65 after a 7 year battle with cancer. She grew up with her three siblings in Alberta and earned a degree in Home Economics at the University of Alberta in 1975. On September 10, 1977 she married Dave Jones, an electrical engineer. Sharon and Dave enjoyed a very happy 41 year marriage where she was an immense source of strength for her entire family.
Sharon had a lifelong love of music which she shared, as well as her time and energy, with the Girl Guides both as a girl and as a leader for 20 years. Always an active person, Sharon walked 15 km with her mom every day for 20 years and curled with community leagues for 30 years, as well as being an avid gardener. She loved to travel, taking her all across Canada and the United States as well as trips to Europe, South America, the Mediterranean and the Caribbean.
The rest of her time was spent with her three children David, Brian and his fiancée Patricia Leighton, and Megan and her husband Tyler Halko, and her beloved granddaughters Isabelle and Evelyn. Sharon is also survived by her brother Jeff Larbalestier and his wife Bev, and her sisters Maureen Kennedy and Susan Young and her husband Bob, as well as six nieces and nephews and three great-nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will celebrated on Friday November 23, 2018 at 11:00 am at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church (7508 29Ave NW, Edmonton). Sharon’s family asks that in lieu of flowers donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be greatly appreciated.
