Stephanie Jean Jones, died April 29 in Lake Forest, California. She was 80 years old and in good general health. It appears that she fell and suffered a fatal brain injury.

She was born Dec. 6, 1945, in Dayton, Ohio, daughter of Raymond and Olga Marozick. The family moved to Inglewood, California in 1948, and then to Anaheim, California in 1955.

She attended Good Shepherd Lutheran school until the 4th grade, then, Zion Lutheran School, where she was the 8th grade salutatorian, and her best friend Glenda Floria was valedictorian. She graduated from Anaheim High School in 1963 where she was active in the GAA – Girls Athletic Association.

After high school Steph graduated from Fullerton Junior college and then, when she was 20 years old, working as a secretary, she met Bill Jones, the love of her life. They moved around for several years for his job as a regional sales manager, spending some time in Scottsdale, Arizona, before settling down in Lake Forest, California in 1976.

Steph went back to college in her 30's and graduated with honors from UCI in 1984 with a bachelors degree in Social Ecology. After graduation, she continued working as a legal secretary for Fritz Duda for many years, retiring shortly before Bill's passing in 2017, and caring for him during his long functional decline.

Following Bill's death Steph was active in her church, and enjoyed traveling to visit her brothers and sister, and attended music events with her friends.

She is survived by her sister Paula Jahr, of Kingman, Arizona; and brothers Philip Marozick of Lompoc, California; Andrew Marozick of Lake Forest, California; and Timothy Marozick, of Santa Barbara, California.

A funeral will be held at on May 29, at 10:00 a.m. at Mission Viejo Calvary Chapel. Interment will be at 1:30 at El Toro Memorial Park with a graveside service.