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Mary Caroline Jonsson died Dec. 12, 2013.
She was born to Ilta Madsen and Elmer Eugene Jonsson in Salt Lake City, Utah, and graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in elementary education. She worked for several years as a consultant for Harper & Row publishers and spent the rest of her career teaching first grade at McKinley Elementary school in Burlingame.
She loved people, cooking, entertaining, gardening, world travel and Christmas. She was also an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and worked in the youth programs.
She is preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her sisters Jolyn Jonsson and Cornelia (Ralph) Wilson; her nieces and nephews Scott (Kit) Wilson, Steven (Debbie) Wilson, Michael (Judith) Wilson, Mark (Mary Ann) Wilson, Julie (Steve) Lawson and Kristin (Mark) Renauld; and many grandnieces and nephews.
We thank the staff at the Emeritus Senior Living Center for their superlative, loving and dedicated care of Mary. Special thanks to Jill, Heidi and Susan.
A celebration of life will be held at noon Saturday, Dec. 21 at the LDS Ensign Stake Center, Second Avenue and A Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. A visitation will be held prior to the service from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. and interment will follow at the Salt Lake City cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Assistance League children’s reading program.
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