Jacobsen, Chris(1879-1958)

JACOBSEN

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 3/22/2008 at 01:19:38

Maquoketa Community Press
March 25, 1958

Chris Jacobsen, 78, Dies; Funeral Held Here on Saturday

Chris Jacobsen, 78, died late Thursday in a Maquoketa nursing home. He had been in ill health for some time.

Last rites were held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Haylock O’Hara funeral home. The Rev. J. Mace Crandall, pastor of the First Congregational church, officiated and interment was made in Mt. Hope cemetery.

Mr. Jacobsen was born Dec. 1, 1879, in Hamburg, Germany, son of Jens and Christina Jacobsen. He came to the United States when he was a year and a half old. For the past 25 years he has resided in Maquoketa.

He is survived by his widow; a daughter, Mrs. Gus Jaeger of DeWitt; a son, Carl Jacobsen of Delmar; and three grandchildren. A number of brothers and sisters survive.