Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Jajuga, Martha (Siley) May 11, 2023
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Ionia Sentinel Standard - Friday May 19, 2023

                       Martha Sibley Jajuga

GRAND RAPIDS-Cutthroat cribbage queen Martha Sibley Jajuga skunked us all on 
Thursday, May 11, in Grand Rapids,Michigan. She passed away peacefully with her 
children at her side after complications due to heart surgery. Her last ask was 
to "just have fun" with her kids in her remaining time.

Martha was a devoted mother who loved to travel-from the isles of Scotland to 
the coasts of Spain  to the shorelines of Lake Michigan.She enjoyed gardening, 
crosswords, knitting, playing cards and games, cuddling with her dog, and 
laughing with her grandson. She deeply cherished the time she spent with her 
kids and close friends all of whom she loved fiercely and without reserve.

She was born on July 5, 1950, in Ionia to Ellen and Alex Sibley. After 
graduating with a bachelor's degree in French from Michigan State University, 
Martha traveled in Europe extensively doing au pair work until returning to the 
States to be closer to family.She met her future spouse,Mike, at the Lansing 
Community Hospital in 1976, where she was working while earning her registered 
nursing degree at Lansing Community College.Martha and Mike were married in 
Ionia on May 27, 1983, and moved to Weidman followed by Mount Pleasant shortly 
after. there Martha worked as a pediatric RN at Central Michigan Community 
Hospital until Casey was two years old, at which time she decided to switch 
careers to become a stay-at-home mom. Once her kids grew up, she worked a 
variety of jobs including as a census taker and at a plant nursery until 
retiring from her job as a receptionist at Boge, Wyenga & Bradley in 2014.

She's survived by three ever-loving kids, Elise (Clay Cornwell) Jajuga, Casey 
Jajuga, Leigh (Peter McKenna) Jajuga; adoring grandson Maxwell Michael McKenna; 
her impish lap hound Magnus; sisters Kathleen (Benjamin) Akers and Susan 
(Raymond) Chase; and in-laws Andrew and Denise Jajuga, JoAnne (Jajuga) and 
Michael Chelenyak, and Hank and Judy Jajuga. 

She was preceded in death by her husband Michael Jajuga; her parents,Alexander 
and Ellen (Gould) Sibley; her brother Andy Sibley;; her mother-in-law Blanche 
(Halso) Jajuga; and in-laws Mary (Jajuga) Perras and George Jajuga.

A Memorial service for Martha will be held at 11 AM on Friday, May 19, at 
Charles R.Lux Family Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the 
funeral home on Thursday, May 18, from 4-7:00 PM. Visitation continues Friday 
one hour prior to service. All are invited to Lincoln reception Center (attached 
to the funeral home) for a meal immediately following the service.Martha will be 
interred in the Bloomfield Township Cemetery following the meal.

Martha was a proud and passionate supporter of women's rights and safe access to 
health care and health education; for those wishing to donate on her behalf, 
memorial contributions may be made to Planned parenthood at 
www.plannedparenthood.org.To sign the online guest book or leave a condolence 
for the family please visit.www.CharleRLux.com

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