Jacqueline Ann Mursko, 82, of North Haven, CT, was welcomed into the company of God’s Christmas angels at eleven o’clock PM on December 24, 2023.
Jacqueline was the daughter of the late Andrew M. Mursko and Mary K. Mursko. She was raised in North Haven on Round Hill Road and attended Southern Connecticut State University, graduating with a degree in education. She taught third grade for 35 years in West Haven at Molloy School where she took great pride in all of her students. Jackie joyfully filled the role of honorary grandparent with her two nephews and then was Auntie Great for their children, showering them with love while teaching them lessons. She devoted her life to family, friends, education, and Church, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel. She always cheered enthusiastically for the NY Yankees and the UConn women’s basketball teams. She loved shopping, Christmas, cross stitching, having her hair done, poodles, phone calls, gift giving and family celebrations. Jackie was quick to strike up a conversation and eager to help, her warm personality will be sorely missed by everyone. Jackie’s lessons in and out of the classroom will continue to inspire those who were lucky enough to have known her.
The family wishes to thank the nurses and staff of Elim Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Cheshire for their loving care.
Jackie is survived by her brother Frank and his wife Karen of Manchester; also by her nephews Andrew of WA and Matthew of MA and their respective families. As more than an aunt, she embraced a major role in their lives.
Public visiting will be 8:30 to 9:30 AM on Friday, December 29th at The Haven family North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Avenue. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10AM at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Hamden. Burial will follow at St. Lawrence Cemetery, in West Haven.
Jackie,
Just a few moments ago I learned of your passing. I have always cherished our encounters.
We have been blessed to have shared our family bonds.
Your father and one of my most revered family members was so very proud of you and your brother Frank.
I cannot consider otherwise. At this moment I am in deep sorrow. However, I am reminded by many personal trials and experiences that there is no death. There is only transition. Devine transition.
Until we meet again,
Michael
I knew Jackie in high school. I counted her as one of my closest friends at that time. She was so much fun to hang around with. She and I were in a group of friends who used to have great pajama parties together, singing and laughing and telling jokes all night. Great memories.
Jackie, although I lost touch with you through the years, I never forgot you. You made an indelible impression on me. God speed! My deepest condolences to family and friends. May you rest in peace.
Jackie was the oldest of five Mursko granddaughters out of more than 20 of us, some a lot older and some a lot younger, born to the sons and daughters of Michael W. Mursko and Mary Kasarda Mursko. The five of us were born between 1941 and 1944, with Jackie and I being the only ones having fathers serving in WWII. I was closest to Jackie and we spent our early childhood days playing on Truman St in New Haven. After the War, , her parents moved to Branford and I spent two weeks there the summer I was 9 with Jackie learning how to swim in Long Island Sound. We saw each other a few times a year, until Jackie was in college and I left Connecticut for California. I remember her as a smart and fun girl and am pleased to learn she lived a good life as a teacher and aunt to my cousin Frank’s sons.