Donna Viola Jukich's Obituary
Donna V. Jukich, 66, passed away Saturday, December 30, 2023, in Muskegon. She was born February 19, 1957 in Hart, MI, to Manuel and Dorothy (Crawford) Salazar, and lived in the Muskegon area most of her life. She met and married Archie Bartlett and raised Vanessa, Chad and Jennifer along with several foster kids over the years. Donna worked for several years at WESCO in Whitehall. She was a member of the Montague VFW Auxiliary. She is survived by her husband Emil W. Jukich, Jr.; children: Vanessa Salazar, Chad Bartlett, and Jennifer Bartlett; siblings: Eugene, Victor, Terry, Kay, Kim and Brenda. She was preceded in death by her sister Juanita and her husband Archie. The funeral for Donna will be 1:00 PM Saturday, January 6, at The Sytsema Chapel of Sytsema Funeral and Cremation Services, 737 E. Apple Ave., Muskegon, MI 49442. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will take place at Oak Grove Cemetery in Montague on Monday 10:00 AM. Contributions in memory of Donna may be made to the family c/o Emil Jukich, Jr.
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