Jacqueline (Bennett) Wunschel died unexpectedly on January 1, 2024. She was the devoted wife of Donald Wunschel for 54 years, the loving mother to their daughter, Kristin, loyal sister to Ted Wong, and superb grandmother to Owen and Teagan.
 
Jackie was born in Cambridge, MA in 1947. In her early years, she grew up in Walpole, MA and later, her family relocated to West Yarmouth. Jackie graduated from DY Regional High School and the Chandler School for Women. Jackie met her husband Don when she was 16 and they were best friends for almost 60 years. They married in 1969 and took up residence in Chelmsford, MA for 33 years. Jackie was an active school volunteer when Kristin was young and was also a past president of the Chelmsford Garden Club.
 
Jackie enjoyed creating flower arrangements for the Art in Bloom program at the Boston's Museum of Fine Arts, and was a fundraiser for the Chelmsford Holiday Decorating Committee. Jackie was also a member of the Lowell General Hospital Auxiliary. She was named Person of The Week by the Chelmsford Independent newspaper. Jackie was an extraordinarily caring and compassionate person who went out of her way during her entire life to help older people in need. When Kristin went to college, Jackie went back to work in healthcare. She was the office manage for Dr. William Mast in Chelmsford. In 2004, Jackie and Don relocated to South Yarmouth and she began work as an administrative assistant to Dr. Lawrence McAuliffe, Cardiologist for 9 years. During this time, a writer of a weekly article for the Cape Cod Times and patient of the practice wrote an article one Thanksgiving Day about what she was thankful for. She wrote, "I was in the hands of the angels. It was Jackie - ... who answered". Her family also considered Jackie their angel.
 
Jackie is pre-deceased by her mother, Grace Tavernier. She is survived by her husband Don, her beloved daughter Kristin of Marshfield, her cherished grandchildren, Owen and Teagan Badgio, her beloved brother Ted Wong and his wife JoAnn of Sherborn, and several cousins, especially Diane Martindale and Debbie Donovan, with whom she enjoyed frequent jaunts around the Cape.
 
Visiting hours will be at Hallett Funeral Home, 273 Station Avenue, South Yarmouth on Friday, January 12, 2024, from 2:00 -6:00 p.m. A memorial service is planned for Saturday, January 1,3 2024, at 11:00a.m. at the First Congregational Church of Yarmouth, at 329 Route 6A, Yarmouth Port, followed by interment at Woodside Cemetery on Summer Street in Yarmouth Port.
 
In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made in Jackie’s honor and memory to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to support cancer research and patient care. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute P.O. Box 849168 Boston, MA 02284 Or via dana-farber.org/gift