Funeral services for LaRue Ilein Jones, age 73, of Albert Lea, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, 2006, at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home. The Rev. Wayne Halvorson and Vicar Andy Schmidt will officiate. Interment will be in the Lime Creek Cemetery. Visitation is one hour prior to the service at Bayview.

LaRue died Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006, at St. John&8217;s Lutheran Home.

LaRue Ilein Jones was born Jan. 3, 1933, to Toye K. and Agatha (Johnson) Brua in Mansfield Township. She attended Emmons schools and lived most of her life in the Albert Lea area. On Sept. 24, 1958, LaRue was married to Lloyd Jones in Mason City. She was a member of Our Savior&8217;s Lutheran Church. LaRue loved playing bingo, Skip-O, playing cards, visiting with family and friends, and traveling to Oregon, Michigan, and Mason City. She was known as the &8220;Jell-O Lady&8221; and made the best Rice Krispie bars ever. LaRue always remembered every birthday with a card and missed her special friends at Channel View. She loved to laugh and tease back and forth with everyone.

Survivors include her sister, Mary and husband, Ervin Miller of Portland, Ore.; nieces and nephews: Roger Dean (Bev) Brua, Richard Brua, Elaine (Milan) Hart, LeAnn Fynbo, Lynette (Lane) Westre, Barb Sorum, Marsha Davidson, JoAnn (Steve) Shannon, and Ross (Debra) Miller; and many loving great-nieces and nephews.

LaRue was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Lloyd; brother, Marvin Brua, sister, Ardus Jergenson, and brother, Roger Dean Brua in infancy; niece, Virginia Behr; and nephews, Larry Brua and David Roberts.