It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of Maureen Faye Jones on April 17, 2026. Born on May 8, 1945 in Niles, Ohio, to the late Benjamin Harlow Jones and Norah Elizabeth Welsh, Maureen was a lifelong resident of Niles. Growing up as one of ten siblings, Maureen learned early what it meant to be a part of something bigger than herself. That sense of family never left her. She carried it into everything she did, whether it was showing up for her nieces and nephews, or cracking a joke, she was quick witted, Her life was a tapestry woven with love, laughter, and a unwavering devotion to her nieces and nephews, and very proud to be a great- great aunt,

A couple of light hearted stories about Maureen; was she four years old, she had a imaginary friend named Junior Alley. Maureen, and Junior spent the days fishing .She would get a stick, tie a string around it, find a puddle and fish the afternoon away. One day she was with our Dad, he asked Maureen, did she know where Junior lived, she said yes, and pointed to a random house, pulling into the driveway, she said "he's not home."

When Maureen was six years old, she sang solo in a school play “Me and My Teddy Bear”. She was a star that day to my mom and dad. Broadway here she comes! Maureen was named after Maureen O’Hara and Faye Emerson, two movie stars of the fifties.

Maureen was a proud graduate of Niles McKinley High School, and a member of Saint Pope John XXIII Parish-Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. After graduating, Maureen was hired at the Metropolitan Bank in Youngstown as a bank teller. Though she briefly stepped away to explore a job at Packard Electric, she realized factory work was not for her. After she quit Packard, she regretted that decision, and returned to the bank.

A few years later, at the request of her sister Elaine, Maureen moved to Columbus to help care for her niece and nephew, Betsey, and Andrew, it was an offer she couldn't refuse. She was quickly nicknamed "Aunt Mars Bars." During this time, her brother-in-law Andy worked for the State Of Ohio, where he was a principal at a Juvenile Diagnostic Center .He offered her a job as a aide to the English teacher. When she learned Maureen knew her grammar, she let her teach the class, Maureen was only person I ever heard say I love to diagram sentences.

Maureen returned home to Niles, where she worked at Super K in receiving retiring with over thirty years. She was a pillar of the work place renowned for her work ethic and of course her sense of humor. Maureen made lasting friends and kept in touch after her retirement.

Maureen sister Debbie wishes to extend her gratitude to all of the family, for their support, especially her nephew Joseph DePizzo and his wife Kari and son Patrick, sister-in-law Charmaine Jones, her two nieces Shelly (Jones) Payich, and Susan Vadino, and a dear friend Gloria Faith.

Maureen was preceded in death by her siblings Donald Harlow, Kathleen Ann Davis, Norma Jean DePizzo, Elaine Starinchak, twin brothers Michael Edward and Benjamin Franklin, Mary Margaret(Peggy), and Douglas Matthew, her cherished and beloved nieces and nephews, Linda Ann (Davis) Bobovnyk, Pamela Sue(Tocco-Davis) O’Connell, Mark Allen O’Connell, Andrew John Starinchak, and Douglas Matthew Jones Jr.

A Celebration of Maureen’s life will be held 11AM Friday July 31, 2026 at The Niles City Cemetery Chapel.

Raise a glass of wine and tell a funny story in her honor. I miss you sister so much, love you.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to The Trumbull County Democratic Party.

Arrangements handled by The Joseph Rossi and Sons Funeral Home in Niles.