SHAW, Jean Irene (Ponto) 1914-2001

SHAW, PONTO, WALKER

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 5/13/2011 at 14:00:28

JEAN I. SHAW

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CHARLES CITY, IOWA - Jean I. Shaw, 87, of Charles City, died Saturday (Nov. 10, 2001) at Salsbury Baptist Home in Charles City.

Funeral services will be held 11 a.m., Tuesday at St. John's United Church of Christ in Pleasant Hill, rural Nashua. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Monday at Reid's Funeral Chapel, 519 N. First St., Greene, (641) 823-4457.

Globe Gazette, Nov. 11, 2001

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JEAN I. SHAW

CHARLES CITY - Jean I. Shaw, 87, of 1805 Missouri Ave., Charles City, died Saturday (Nov. 10, 2001) at Salsbury Baptist Home in Charles City, where she had been a resident since July.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. John's United Church of Christ in Pleasant Hill, rural Nashua, with the Rev. Bob Myron of The Little Brown Church, Nashua, officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Reid's Funeral Chapel, 519 N. First St., Greene, and one hour before the service at the church.

Those planning an expression of sympathy may direct memorials to the Jean Shaw Memorial Fund in care of the family.

Jean Irene Ponto was born November 9, 1914, in rural Pleasant Grove Township, Floyd County, the daughter of Edward Thomas and Grace Adelia (Walker) Ponto. She received her education in the rural Pleasant Grove Township Schools and graduated from the Charles City High School.

She received her teaching certificate from the Iowa State Teacher's College in Cedar Falls and taught in the Marble Rock Public School and later at the Pleasant Grove Township schools.

On Sept. 12, 1942, she was united in marriage to Howard Manford Shaw at the home of his Aunt Mazie Adams in Cedar Falls. Following Howard's discharge on Sept. 15, 1945, they started farming on their present farm in Pleasant Grove Township until his retirement in 1979. Howard and Jean continued to live on the farm until Oct. 2, 1992, when they moved to their home in Charles City.

Jean was a faithful member of St. John's United Church of Christ, Pleasant Hill, member of the women's fellowship and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Her interests included family genealogy and traveling.

She is survived by her brother, Roger, and his wife Betty Ponto, of rural Green; sister-in-law Alice Shaw of Hampton; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard, on Nov. 8, 1994; her parents; and one brother, Merlin Ponto in 1995.

Reid's Funeral Chapel, (641) 823-4457.

Globe Gazette, Nov. 12, 2001