Adele P. Jones

Adele Jones (nee Protus) was born in Cleveland on June 12, 1930 and passed away in the loving company of her family on January 09, 2023. She was a life-long resident of Cleveland and graduated from Heights High School. She met her one and only love Harold at a Halloween party and was married for 61 years until Harold passed away in 2010. Adele was predeceased by her parents Ethel (Kaufman) and Louis Protus and her brother Herbert. She is survived by her three children Mark of Putnam Valley, NY, Ellen Widen (Frederick) of Shaker Heights and Richard (Randi) of Los Angeles; grandchildren Jeffrey Schloss(Lisa), Erik Schloss(Lauren), Courtney Flowers(Shawn), Rebecca Abraham(Alex) and Samuel Jones, step-grandchildren Maddy, Beth, Kathy, Bobby and Charlie Widen and 7 great- grandchildren.

In her younger years, Adele enjoyed bowling and playing a little golf, knitting, cooking, and was a skilled bridge player whom everyone wanted as a partner. She, Harold and the kids also took many trips around the country and visited family from coast to coast. They enjoyed spending summers with family and friends at the local swim clubs and later at country clubs. She was proud of her life-long membership in ORT and Hadassah, her volunteer work at Menorah Park, and her long-time involvement at Park Synagogue. For several decades, Harold and Adele spent winters in Delray Beach, Florida, and Adele took wonderful care of Harold when he was ill. When Harold passed, Adele chose to sell the Florida house and move permanently back to Cleveland where she was surrounded by family and her surviving childhood friends. She made weekly trips to the Beachwood library to bring back a stack of large- print books and loved watching old movies on TCM. A highlight for her in her later years was hosting frequent visits from her children, grandchildren and their dogs, and she loved viewing photos sent by family members living in other cities.

Services will be held Wednesday, January 11 at 1PM at the BERKOWITZ-KUMIN-BOOKATZ MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 1985 S. Taylor Rd. Cleveland Heights, OH. 44118. Interment Mt. Olive Cemetery.

Family will receive friends at Beechmont Country Club on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11TH 4:30pm-8pm. 29600 Chagrin Blvd. Orange, OH.

In Lieu of flowers, Friends who wish may contribute to the Maltz Hospice House c/o Menorah Park Foundation 27100 Cedar Rd. Beachwood, Ohio 44122 or the Cleveland Sight Center.

Friends who are unable to attend the service may view it on Wednesday, January 11 at 1PM by going to BKBMC.COM, scroll down to obituaries, and select the obituary of Adele Jones, click on her obituary, scroll down to join live stream, click on join live stream.