The late Jakeline Nyabenda was born on January 1, 1959, in the village of Nyabigina, in the District of Nyanza Lac, in the Province of Makamba, in Burundi, East Africa. Jakeline Nyabenda was also known as a wife, mother, mother-in-law, and grandma. At times, she was also referred to as Bibi.

Jakeline's parents, Karagomwa Nezia and Rwikoze Yohana, raised their daughter in Burundian culture and Christian faith. Jakeline had nine siblings, two sisters, and seven brothers.

In 1972, political unrest and civil war forced Jakeline and his family to leave their homeland, Burundi, and settle in Tanzania, where they lived as refugees until 2007, when they got resettled in the United States.

While in Tanzania, on April 6, 1974, Jakeline married her husband, Sunzu Augustine. They lived a humble Christian life as farmers and God-fearing believers. Together, they had eight children, of whom seven were males and one female, but one male is no longer with us.

In 2007, Jakeline settled in the United States with her husband, five children, one daughter-in-law, and three grandchildren whose names are Margret, Augustine, and Samuel.

Jakeline was a kind and generous woman of God. She was committed to serving God every single day.

It was in 2018 when she was diagnosed with cancer. Since that time, she had been suffering from that illness until March 31st, 2026, when she passed on peacefully at her son's home surrounded by her family members. She is survived by seven children, among whom are six males and one female, but one male has predeceased her. She is survived by thirty-five grandchildren, among whom fifteen are females and twenty are males. She is also survived by six great-grandchildren, among whom two are females and four are males. Moreover, she is survived by one son-in-law and seven daughters-in-law.

Bibi Jakeline is a tremendous loss in our communities, especially to the Burundian, Tanzanian, Congolese, Rwandan, and Kenyan communities and Christian families. She will be greatly missed, but she will forever be in our hearts