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Mary Jane Leiner Schulz Jones, 90, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Jane was born Aug. 23, 1933, in Tiffin, the youngest daughter of Karl and Ernestine (Miller) Leiner. Her mother was a talented pianist and her father was the owner of Leiner and Son Menswear, a fifth-generation family store established in 1852.
Jane graduated from Columbian High School and Heidelberg College. In 1956, she married Larold Schulz and moved to Chicago, Illinois, where sons, Karl and Keith, were born. They later moved to White Plains, New York, where daughter, Karen, was born. In 1979, the family moved to Billings, Montana, where Jane lived for 35 years. Jane was the first House and Ticket Office Manager of the Alberta Bair Theater (ABT) responsible for all house and ticket office operations. In 1988, she was selected to be a YWCA Salute to Women honoree. She was most proud of the ABT volunteer Corps and valued the many friends who were part of that group. One of the volunteers, Don Jones, became her husband in 1996.
While Jane loved living in Billings, she also treasured the time spent every summer at her family's cottage in Lakeside, first as a child with her family and then throughout her life. As a teenager, she became a very good shuffleboard player and later in life, loved playing with any grandchild or friend who was visiting at the time. Following the death of her husband, Don, Jane moved to Scottsdale, Arizona, in 2015.
Jane is survived by her children, Karl Schulz and his wife, Jennifer, Keith Schulz and his wife, Laura, and Karen Thomas and her husband, Ray; grandchildren, Keenan, Steffen, Anya, Alexandra, Lisa, and Patti; and five great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by her parents; brother, Charles Leiner; and sisters, Carolyn Bage and Suzanne Jackson.
A celebration of life service will be this summer in Tiffin.
Contributions can be made to the Special K Ranch in Columbus Montana for those who would like to honor Jane's memory.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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