Helena Theresa Rohman Jones

Helena Theresa Rohman Jones was called home by our Lord on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at the age of 92. Helena was born on October 1,1932 in New Orleans, Louisiana and was a lifelong resident. She is survived by her six children, Pastor Melvin C. Jones, Jr. of New Orleans, LA; Sykina Gaston of New Orleans, LA; Selina Vik (husband Rob) of Orlando, FL; Paula Thomas (husband Wilbert) of Douglasville, GA; Zaida Monconduit of New Orleans, LA; Michelle Banks (husband Michael) of Las Vegas, NV; Step-son Christopher Lee of New Orleans, LA. She is also survived by her Daughter-in-law Lisa Jones; Sisters Amelia Waters and Dorothy Payton of New Orleans, LA; Sister-in laws, Jacqueline McCrea, Lola Jones and Judy Jones of New Orleans, LA. Other survivors include 17 Grandchildren; 28 Great Grandchildren and 3 Great-Great Grandchildren, one who was born on the same day Helena transitioned to Heaven. Helena was preceded in death by her beloved husband Melvin C. Jones, Sr., her cherished youngest child, Miguel Jones, her mother Lillian Raymond Rohman, her father Monibar Rohman, her brother Issac Rohman and her sister Emelda Burris. Helena married Melvin when she was 19 years old. She bore seven children in their marriage which included two set of twins. Helena was a devoted wife and mother and poured all her love into her family. She was the heartbeat of her family, and her heart will live on in each one of them. Helena was a mother and housewife for most her adult life but at age 50, she decided to leave the comfort of working at home, to get a floral design license to assist her oldest son Melvin in his florist. Helena loved gardening and flowers, especially red roses. At the ripe young age of 60 she and her husband, Melvin opened a Gift Basket business in the French Quarter. For 15 years the business grew and provided employment for numerous individuals including some of her grandchildren, which taught them the value of hard work. Helena volunteered in her community with the Pontchartrain Park Homeowners Association and St. Gabriel the Archangel Church. She assisted with feeding the poor of her parish and the sick and shut ins. She partnered with the Louisiana Department of Child Services and Bethel Colony South Ministry with providing Christmas presents and school supplies to the children in foster care and at the Ministry. Helena worked with her husband Melvin as part of the Catholic Archdiocese’s Diaconate Program dealing with children of separated and divorced Catholics. It was her love of education that she instilled in her children and grandchildren that will live on. Her spirit of generosity, ability to forgive, her loving nature and her tremendous faith in GOD is what she strove to pass on to her family. She will always be remembered for the many poignant and relevant stories she told about her childhood and growing up in the segregated South. Her children and grandchildren will remember all the life advice and guidance she provided. Finally it was her faith in God that sustained her through troubled times. It was her faith that gave her the strength to accept his will and help her family deal with her inevitable transition. Her faith in God was everything to her. She lived her Faith every day. The night she transitioned, her Faith led her home to Jesus. Helena died quietly in her sleep and transitioned into heaven on a whisper. Her last words on this earth were “Oh, My Jesus”. Jesus was there to carry her home. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church, 5621 Elysian Fields Avenue New Orleans, LA 70122 on Friday, November 8, 2024 at 11:00 am. Visitation will begin at 9:00 am. Interment: St. Louis No. 3 Cemetery, 3421 Esplanade Ave. Arrangements by Rhodes Funeral Home, 3933 Washington Avenue. Please visit www.rhodesfuneral.com to sign the guestbook. Anyone wishing to donate monetary or in lieu of flowers donation can be made to Bethel Colony South Men’s Transformation Ministry, 4114 Old Gentility Rd., New Orleans, LA 70126.