Martha S Jacob

Martha Jacob, age 85, a longtime Fairfield resident, beloved mother and grandmother, died peacefully in her sleep on October 27, 2014 surrounded by her seven children. She was born in Chicago, IL on January 5, 1929 to John Earl Stanton and Ella Casey Stanton. Martha is survived by her seven children; John Jacob and his wife Jo Anne Jacob, Casey Jacob, Sally Jacob Pierson and her husband Ernie Pierson, Peter Jacob and his wife Roseanne Jacob, Paul Jacob and his wife Ann Stapleton Jacob, Mary Ann Jacob and her husband Bruce Lafky, and Mimi Jacob and her husband Steve Straborny. She is also survived by 13 grandchildren; Greg Kernozek, Matthew, Eliza and John Pierson, Drew and Ali Jacob, Caitlin, Molly and Kevin Jacob, Nick and Chris Lafky and Maisie and Ben Straborny. She was preceded in death by her husband, John McMullen Jacob in 1977. Martha graduated from St. Xavier Academy in Chicago, IL and Trinity College in Washington, DC. There she met her future husband John, who was a student at nearby Georgetown University. After marrying, Martha and John began their family in Towson, MD before moving to Garden City, NY and then to Fairfield, CT where she lived for the last 45 years. Martha received a Masters Degree in Education from Fairfield University and was a first grade teacher at St. Pius X School in Fairfield for many years. She left to be an Office Manager at Russo Associates, then a successful Real Estate agent for Richter Real Estate until her retirement. Martha was a Eucharistic Minister at St. Pius X Church for many years. She loved international travel, was an avid reader, and a dedicated solver of the NY Times crossword puzzle. She enjoyed many Sunday afternoons at the theater with friends and family. Martha never missed an opportunity to correct anyone's grammar or to tell him or her to put on a coat because she was cold. Her seven children will always be grateful for Martha's courage in becoming the head of her family after being widowed at 48. She always told her children about how much she loved growing up on the South Shore in Chicago. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, October 31, 2014 at 11:00 AM meeting DIRECTLY at St. Pius X Church with interment to follow in Oak Lawn Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday, October 30, 2014 from 5-8 PM in the Spear-Miller Funeral Home, 39 S Benson Rd., Fairfield. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Martha's memory to: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Pl., Memphis, TN 38105, or www.stjude.org. To sign an online guest book, please visit www.spearmillerfuneralhome.com.