She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Carmin S. Maietta, D.O., who died in 1989; and by her grandson, Alexander Gray; her uncle, Frank J. Parese; and by her brother-in-law, Edward J. Occhipinti.
She is survived by her children and their spouses, Patricia A. Maietta (David Shelton), The Villages, FL; Felix S. Maietta (Theresa Fera), Doylestown, PA; Carla M. Maietta-Gray (Paul Gray), Pataskala, OH; sister, Rosemarie Occhipinti, with whom she made her home in The Villages, FL; grandchildren, Alyssa and Christopher Maietta, and Daniel Gray; nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Her faith was very important to her. She was a founding member of St. Matthew the Apostle Catholic Church, Gahanna, where she was a Collections counter, an Extraordinary Minister, as well as a volunteer for her children and grandchildren at St. Matthew School.
She loved to travel, especially enjoying trips to Italy, Holland, Nova Scotia, and Hawaii.
Friends may call from 4:00 – 7:00 P.M. on Friday, September 18, 2026, at the Schoedinger Northeast Chapel, 1051 E. Johnstown Road. Rosary at 6:30 P.M.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at St. Matthew the Apostle Catholic Church, 807 Havens Corners Road, Gahanna. Fr. Walter Tuscano, Celebrant. Interment in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens to follow.
Those who wish may contribute to Breakthrough T1D (formerly Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) at https://www.breakthrought1d.org/, or by mail to Breakthrough T1D, Formerly JDRF, PO Box 5042 Hagerstown, MD 21741-5042; or to the American Heart Association at https://www.heart.org/, or by mail to American Heart Association, PO Box 840692, Dallas, TX 75284-0692, in her memory.
