- Date Of Birth: January 5, 1929
- Date Of Death: October 27, 2014
- State: Connecticut
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.
