Obituary: Muriel "Muffy" Janet (Meklenburg) Jackson

Muriel "Muffy" Janet (Meklenburg) Jackson passed away Easter morning, March 31, 2013, two days after her 94th birthday. As always, she was surrounded by family, including all three of her children and all seven grandchildren.

Born March 29, 1919 in Queens, N.Y., to Albert and Lillian Meklenburg, Muriel and her beloved husband, Robert "Bud" Everett Jackson, raised their family on Long Island, N.Y. where she lived until his death in 1983.

She moved to Wrentham, to live with her son John's family where she became an integral part of the Original Congregational Church. More recently, she had been living in Connecticut her daughter, Janet.

She loved to paint, cook and work in her garden and to send hand-written letters and cards, even if it meant Christmas cards arrived well after the New Year. Her "punctuality" was legendary, and she was never seen in public without her signature lipstick "Persian Melon" which was inevitably imprinted on the cheeks of all whom she loved.

Muriel saved everything and her family is still discovering bits of treasured history mixed in with recipes and news clippings.

She is survived by her three children, Janet Lee (Jackson) Stanhewicz and husband Richard, Robert Jackson and wife Irina, and John Jackson and wife Sharon and seven grandchildren Jennifer (Stanhewicz) Debrosky and husband Craig, Gregory Stanhewicz and wife Sara, Melissa (Stanhewicz) Reese and husband Brandon, Kyle Jackson and wife Jennifer, Shane Jackson, Robert Jackson and Nadia Jackson and seven great-grandchildren.

She is also survived by dozens of cousins, nieces, nephews, and many wonderful friends.

Calling hours will be Wednesday from noon-2 p.m. at the Spear-Miller Funeral Home, 39 South Benson Road, Fairfield, CT, with a service immediately following. Graveside burial service will be Thursday at 11:30 a.m. at Pinelawn Memorial Cemetery, Lindenhurst, N.Y.

For details, please visit www.spearfuneralhome.com.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations in Muriel's name to the American Heart Association or the Vitas Hospice Organization, 99 Hawley Lane, Suite 1204, Stratford, CT 06614.