Mildred Mary Jacko, age 92, entered peaceful rest on Saturday morning, December 2, 2023, at Benchmark Senior Living at Split Rock in Shelton, CT. She was the beloved wife of the late Frank J. Jacko for fifty-eight years.
Mildred was born in Bridgeport on January 27, 1931, daughter of the late John and Suzanna Pavlisin Valovcin. A resident of Trumbull since 1956, she moved to Shelton in 2019. She attended Harding High School in Bridgeport and received her diploma from St. John’s Commercial School in 1946 and Booth & Bayliss Commercial School in 1949. Before raising her family, she was employed at General Electric as secretary to the Advertising Manager of Traffic Appliances and later in life worked for the Office of Clergy and Religious for the Diocese of Bridgeport.
She was a devout communicant of St. Theresa’s Church in Trumbull. There, she was a member of the Confraternity of the Rosary, the Hospital and Homebound Ministry, Council of Catholic Women, St. Theresa’s Mother’s Circle and served as a Eucharistic Minister. An avid golfer, she was a member of the Tashua Knolls Nine Holers, where she served as president and chaired several committees. She was also a member of the Trumbull Women’s Club, serving as 1st and 2nd Vice President and active in various federations. She enjoyed playing weekly bridge games.
Mildred leaves to cherish her memory, a son, Richard J. Jacko (MaryLynn) of Export, PA, daughters, JoAnne Harris (James “Dan”) of Lake Frederick, VA, Nancy Seperack of Stratford, CT, Barbara A. Cindea (Eugene) of Gainesville, GA, and Judith A. Shpak (Daniel) of Oxford, nineteen grandchildren, twenty-six great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by brothers, John, Michael, and Frank Valovcin.
Relatives and friends are invited to greet the family and pay their respects on Saturday December 9, 2023, from 9:00 to 10:30 am in the chapel of SPINELLI-RICCIUTI FUNERAL HOME, 62 Beaver Street in Ansonia. Her funeral procession will leave for a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 am at St. Margaret-Mary Church, 50 Donovan Lane in Shelton. Interment will immediately follow in Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Trumbull. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Mildred’s name may be made to the Thomas Merton Center, 1406 State St., Bridgeport, CT 06605 or at www.ccfairfield.org. To sign Mildred’s guestbook or share a memory, please visit www.spinelliricciutifh.com.
