Margaret Sipeki

Margaret Sipeki, 83, of Denver, peacefully passed away April 4, 2009 surrounded by family. She is survived by daughter M. Marta Sipeki and son-in-law Z.J. Czupor, daughter Aggie Heck, all of Denver; granddaughter Stephanie Chaplin, her husband, Don, 3-year-old great-grandson, Luke and soon-to-be-born great-granddaughter, all of Sycamore, IL; sister Terézia Nyilas, niece Terézia and her husband, Roger Niewolak, all of Farmington Hills, MI; sister Erzsébet Somogyi, nephew László Somogyi and his wife, Nancy, all of Grand Blanc, MI; brother László Póta and his family in Mezé...'˜kövesd; and numerous nieces and nephews in Hungary. Margaret was born in Ónod, Hungary and grew up in nearby Mezé...'˜kövesd, the third of 11 children. She worked in her parents' business which included a restaurant, tavern, hotel, and retail stores. She also attended two cooking schools and a sewing school in Budapest, two disciplines in which she excelled. Margaret married Steve Sipeki on May 13, 1950 in Mezé...'˜kövesd. He preceded her in death in 1983. She, her husband and two young daughters made a daring escape from Hungary during the 1956 Uprising as Soviet soldiers fired on them while they crossed the border into Austria. After a brief stay in Vienna, the family was sponsored to the U.S. by her father-in-law who lived in Fort Dodge, IA. They became proud U.S. citizens in 1962, almost five years to the day of their arrival in the U.S. They moved to Flint, MI in 1965. Margaret loved people, above all, her family, friends and children. She sponsored two of her sisters from Hungary to join her in Michigan. Margaret had the opportunity to return to Hungary numerous times to visit her mother, brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces, cousins and friends. These were trips she earnestly looked forward to when she could travel. Margaret later met Joseph Bosnyak and they shared several years of life together in the Detroit metro area. They traveled, danced socially and enjoyed entertaining good friends. She lovingly embraced Joseph's family and their children and treated them as her own. Afterward, she divided her time between her daughter Marta and son-in-law Z.J. in Denver; and her daughter Aggie, who at the time lived in Chicago. Subsequently, Margaret moved to Denver to live with Marta and Z.J. While in Denver, she attended a nearby adult day program for seniors where she socialized, painted, danced, attended field trips and enjoyed musical programs. She held an infectious zest for life and loved entertaining, playing cards, dancing, volunteering at her Catholic church, sewing, cooking, baking, walking, and keeping a clean house. She was not one to sit still. She was a gourmet cook and often made elaborate meals and desserts without referring to a recipe. She cherished life so much that her magnetic personality often drew strangers to her ready smile and kindness and she befriended people wherever she went. Her warmth touched many people, to the point that a postal clerk cried upon hearing the news of her passing. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., April 14, at The Church of the Risen Christ in Denver. A funeral service and burial will be held in Flint, MI at 11:00 a.m., April 18, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Alzheimer's Association (www.alz.org), Pueblo Collie/Shelter Rescue (www.pueblocolliesheltie.org), Brent's Place (www.brentsplace.org) or Children's Hospital (www.thechildrenshospital.org).