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John B (Jake) Jacobsen

Male 1929 - 2018  (89 years)


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  • Name John B (Jake) Jacobsen 
    Nickname Jake, Albert 
    Born 3 Jul 1929  Fairmont, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 15 Dec 2018  Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cremated Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I28873  Rossville
    Last Modified 8 Dec 2019 

    Father Clyde Francis Jacobsen,   b. 23 Jun 1906, McCool Junction, York County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1992, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Marguerite Cruse Jacobsen 
    Married 6 Jun 1928 
    Family ID F4631  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Pearl DeVee McDonald Jacobsen 
    Married 1 Mar 1947  Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Bonita (Sis) Jacobsen Stum
     2. Dale Jacobsen
    Documents
    Anniversary- Jacobsen, John and Pearl
    Anniversary- Jacobsen, John and Pearl
    John B. and
    Pearl Jacobsen
    John B. “Jake” and Pearl Jacobsen of Delia will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary as guests of honor at a reception and dance beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Eagles Club at 21808 218th Road, located two miles south of Holton.

    Hosts will be their children, Dale and Carolyn Jacobsen, Herington, and Bonita and Wilbur Stum Jr., Rossville.

    John B. Jacobsen and Pearl DeVee McDonald were married March 1, 1947, at Geneva, Neb. They moved to the Emmett community in 1956. They continue to ranch northeast of Delia.

    They request no gifts.
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2019 19:39:58 
    Family ID F8253  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1 Mar 1947 - Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCremated - - Nebraska Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Jacobsen, John B.
    Obituary- Jacobsen, John B.
    JOHN B. "JAKE" JACOBSEN

    The Rodeo and Sale Barn World lost a great man, John B. "Jake" Jacobsen, 89, rural Delia passed away Saturday, December 15, 2018 at his home.
    He was born July 3, 1929 the oldest son of Clyde F. and Marguerite Crouse Jacobsen at Fairmont, NE. He grew up in the Fairmont community and lived in Nebraska until moving to Kansas over 60 years ago.

    He and his wife Pearl along with their family owned and operated Jacobsen Rodeo Company many years. They provided rodeo livestock in Kansas, Oklahoma, Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri. Jake was an order buyer. He had worked in the ring at livestock barns in St. Marys, Emmett, Marysville, Frankfort, Onaga and at both barns in Holton. He raised horses and cattle. Jake gathered cattle by horseback many years. He was a member of the Delia Presbyterian Church, and was a past member of the Fairmont Methodist Church. Jake was a member of the Eagles Lodge, I.O.O.F., SCA, URA and IRA; the Kansas Livestock Association and the Jackson County Livestock Association. A grandson gave him the nickname of Albert which stuck with him as many family members called him that. Jake loved his family.

    He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Francis, Bill, Floyd (Karen) and Glen. He was also preceded in death by Mark Morgan whom he considered a son.

    On March 1, 1947 he was united in marriage to Pearl McDonald at Geneva, NE, she survives of the home.

    Other survivors include his son, Dale (Carolyn) Jacobsen, Circleville; his daughter, Bonita "Sis" (Wilbur Jr.) Stum, Topeka; four grandsons; 10 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren; three sisters-in-law, Beverly, Jean and Pat Jacobson; several nieces and nephews.

    Memorial services will be at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, December 22, 2018 at the Holton Livestock Exchange Sale Barn, Holton, KS. Inurnment will be at a later date in Nebraska. The family will receive friends from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. Friday, December 21, 2018 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Cowboy Crisis Fund or the Potawatomi Tribe Rescue Squad and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Marys, Kansas 66536. To read a full obituary or leave online condolences go to www.piperfuneralhome.com. .