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Cedar Rapids Penelope Penny Jones Bjornsen passed away peacefully on March 5, 2021, at the age of 85 in Naples, Fla. Penny was the only child of Haverly and Jane Jones and was born in Minneapolis, Minn. Penny spent the majority of her life in Cedar Rapids and was a graduate of Franklin High School in 1953, where she met and fell in love with her husband, Larry. She then went on to study and graduate from Stephen s College in Columbia, Mo. In July 1956. she and Larry were married in Ottumwa, Iowa. Penny was a volunteer for many years as a buyer in the gift shop at Mercy Hospital. Penny loved the sport of golf and it was through golf that she made many endearing friendships over the years. Penny enjoyed golfing with her friends and with her husband at Elmcrest Country Club in Cedar Rapids. Penny and Larry also enjoyed golfing in the winters with their many friends at their home at Broken Sound in Boca Raton, Fla., and then later in life at their home at Wild Cat Run ....