Obituary of Maryann Arias

Maryann Arias, 80, of Jackson peacefully passed away with her loving family by her side on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. She was born in Brooklyn, lived in Morganville for 44 years, and settled in Jackson in 2018. As a young woman, Maryann started her working career as a bookkeeper working for a CPA firm in Manhattan’s Financial District. She later worked for Trans World Airlines in Advanced Reservations Planning for corporate clients at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens. After raising the children, her last employment was the RIV Construction Group as a project manager in Colts Neck for many years.

Her greatest joy in life was her family – she was the matriarch. Maryann always made home cooked meals and during holidays received requests for her marvelous stuffed mushrooms, baked lasagna and ziti dishes. She was a devoted parishioner of St. Thomas More Church in Manalapan for 44 years and the Co-Cathedral of St. Robert Bellarmine for the past 8 years. Maryann found joy in being an artist and was a skilled painter. She attended the Parkinson’s Group meetings twice a week that started at CentraState Medical Center. Maryann above all things was a devoted wife, mother, and grandma.

She was predeceased by her brother, James. Maryann is survived by her beloved husband of 59 years, Ernest G. Arias, Sr.; children, Ernest G. Arias, Jr. and his partner, Jaanika Hamor of Millstone, Ann Marie Arias-Ramiz and her husband, Erol Sr. of Freehold, and John M. Arias of Eatontown; and grandchildren, Joseph M. Arias, Erol Ramiz, Jr., and Gabrielle Ramiz.

Visitation will be held at the Clayton & McGirr Funeral Home, 100 Elton-Adelphia Road (Route 524), Freehold Township on Thursday, May 28, 2026 from 4:00 to 8:00 PM. Relatives and friends are invited to attend her 10:30 AM Funeral Mass on Friday, May 29, 2026 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Robert Bellarmine, 61 Georgia Road, Freehold Township. Entombment will follow in St. Gabriel’s Cemetery and Chapel Mausoleum, in the St. Catharine Mausoleum, 549 Newman Springs Road, Marlboro. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Michael J. Fox Foundation, P.O. Box 5014, Hagerstown, Maryland 21741. For information, directions, or to leave condolence messages to the family, please visit www.claytonfuneralhome.com