Obituary of Juanita Mae Martin

Juanita Mae Martin, 86, of Bloomville passed away at her home on July 5, 2024 surrounded by her loving family.

Born on April 23, 1938 she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Esther (Warner) Graig. Mrs. Martin was happily married to the late Donald B. Martin for 62 years, and together they modeled a devoted marriage and a happy home.

Juanita was an avid gardener, a dairy farmer, a designer and artist, a cherished wife, sister and mother, and a friend to many. She ran Prairie Hill Farm with her husband often traveling to Washington DC with him and running The Atlantic Dairymen meetings out of their home. She was a strong advocate and supporter of our local family dairy farms.

She was a talented gardener who could be found tending to flowers and vegetables in her many gardens and has taught numerous children and grandchildren the art of making pie. She had a gentle touch with babies and animals and believed we had the duty to leave the world a little better because we have lived here.  She was guided in life by love and everyone who met her felt that she loved her children’s friends as she loved her own.

Besides her husband and her parents, she was predeceased by a brother Charles “Charlie” Graig.

She is survived by her six children:  Wendy (John) Every of Wisconsin, Cheri (Tom) Vroman of Hamden, Robin (Tom) Magnan of Bloomville, Meg (Timothy) Donahue of Hartwick, Amanda Martin Decker of Bloomville, and Donald (Bridget) Martin of Bloomville; 22 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren; a brother, Kenneth (Patricia) Graig and sister Mary Ufot; many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Calling hours will be held 4:00-6:00 pm on Thursday, August 1, 2024 at the MacArthur Funeral Home, 15 Buntline Drive, Stamford, NY.  A memorial service will be held at the Bloomville Methodist Church, 35 Church Street, Bloomville at 11:00 am on Friday August 2, 2024. Refreshments will be served after the service.

Contributions in memory of Juanita may be made to the Bloomville Methodist Church or Helios/Hospice Care.

Please visit www.macarthurfh.com to share a condolence with the Martin family.