Roland Lee Jacobs
Born: April 7, 1934 in Cedarvale, Chautauqua, Kansas
Died: January 18, 1998 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 199
Lot Owner: Roland Jacobs, purchased in 1968
Married: Ruby Virginia Gibson on May 30, 1953 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Children: Randall James, Jennifer Lee McConeghey, Lorrie Harter and Tony Ray.
Parents: Joseph Donald and Grace Mae (Bevard) Jacobs
Roland L. Jacobs
Roland L. Jacobs, 63, of 716 E 8th St. S., died of cancer, Sunday, Jan. 18, at his home. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at the Wallace-Pence Funeral Home in Newton with the Rev. Frederick Kramer, chaplain at Skiff Medical Center, officiating. Burial will be at Sugar Grove Cemetery in rural Newton.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 8 a.m. Tuesday. Visitation with the family will be held Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials in Mr. Jacob's name will be accepted.
The son of Joseph Donald and Grace Mae Bevard Jacobs, he was born April 7, 1934, in Cedarvale, Kan. He married Ruby Virginia Gibson, May 30, 1953, in Newton.
A resident of Newton since 1943, he previously was a resident of Oskaloosa for nine years.
Mr. Jacobs was a retired employee of the Maytag Company in the automatic assembly department. He was a member of the UAW Local 997 retiree union.
Survivors include his wife; a son and daughter-in-law, Randy and Deb of Newton; two daughters and sons-in-law, Jennifer and Tom McConeghey of Waterloo and Lorrie and Rudy Harter of Newton; seven grandchildren; a step-grandchild; a great-grandchild; a step-great-grandchild; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Dorothy and Bob Moredock of Newton, Naomi and Walt Gorman of Colfax and Wanda and Paul Lane of altoona; and a brother and sister-in-law, Marvin and Margaret Jacobs of Newton.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son in infancy; two brothers; and four siblings in infancy. ~ Newton Daily News, January 19, 1998.
Ruby Virginia Jacobs
Born: March 7, 1935 in Colfax, Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: May 16, 2019 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 199
Married: Roland Jacobs
Lot Owner: Roland Jacobs, purchased in 1968
Parents: Orie and Hazel (Henney) Gibson
Ruby (Gibson) Jacobs
Ruby Virginia (Gibson) Jacobs, 84, of Newton died on Thursday, May 16, 2019, at her son’s home in Newton. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, May 20, 2019, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. The family will greet friends from 10:00 a.m., Monday, until the time of service at the funeral home. Memorials to Ruby’s family may be left at the funeral home.
Ruby, the daughter of Orie and Hazel (Henney) Gibson, was born on March 7, 1935 in Colfax, Iowa. She was a lifelong resident of Newton and graduated from Newton High School in 1953. On May 30, 1953, Ruby was united in marriage with Roland Jacobs in Newton. For 12 years, Ruby worked at Jacobs Electric as a bookkeeper, retiring in 1992. She was a member of the Metz Community Church. Ruby loved playing cards, crocheting, knitting, and genealogy. She also enjoyed being active in her yard whether it be mowing, raking, or shoveling. Ruby loved being with her family and enjoyed decorating her home with pictures of family and friends.
Ruby is survived by her children, Randall J (Deb) Jacobs of Newton, Jennifer (Tom) McConeghey of Waterloo, and Lorraine K Harter of Newton; grandchildren, Kristen (Todd) Breuer, Ryan (Jackie) Wilson, John McConeghey, Kristopher Jacobs, Brett (Annie) Jacobs, Scott Harter, Eric Harter, and Amy Rhodes; her great-grandchildren, Kayla Guthrie, Noah Guthrie, Trayce Buday, Traci Rhodes, and Tyler Rhodes; and her brother, Kenneth (Bev) Gibson of Tennessee. She was preceded in death by her parents, Orie and Hazel Gibson; husband, Roland Jacobs; son, Tony Jacobs; and son-in-law, Rudy Harter. ~Wallace Funeral Home
Rudy D. Harter
Born: 21 Apr 1954 in Des Moines, Polk Co. Iowa
Died: 13 May 2009 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 199 owned by Roland Jacobs
Married: Kathy Pyle
Child: Amy Machelle Harter
Married: Lorrie Jacobs on 23 February 1991 in Mingo, Jasper Co., Iowa
Children: Eric and Scott Harter
Parents: Ralph and Fern (Boucher) Harter
Military: U.S. Army
Obituary
Rudy D. Harter April 21, 1954 - May 13, 2009 Newton, Iowa; formerly of Mingo, Iowa
Memorial Service: 11 a.m., Monday, May 18, 2009 at the funeral home. Visitation: The family will greet friends from 10-11 a.m., Monday, May 18, 2009 at the funeral home.
Interment: Following the memorial service on Monday, May 18, 2009 at Sugar Grove Cemetery in rural Newton.
Those left to honor Rudy's memory include his wife, Lorrie of Newton; daughter, Amy (Wesley) Rhodes of Midlothian, TX; 2 sons: Eric and Scott Harter, both of Newton; 2 grandchildren: Traci and Tyler Rhodes; his mother, Fern Harter of Altoona, IA; brother, Randy Harter of Altoona; 2 sisters: Rita (Terry) Tiffany of Altoona and Renee (David) Keicher of Altoona; and several nieces and nephews.
Rudy was preceded in death by his father, Ralph.
Rudy graduated from Mingo Community Schools in 1972. He served his country in the U.S. Army from 1972-1976. He was a production worker for John Deere in Ankeny. He had been a production worker for the Maytag Company prior to working for John Deere.
Rudy was a member of American Legion Post 534 in Mingo and the UAW.
Memorials in Rudy's name may be left at the funeral home. ~ Wallace Funeral Home Obituarys, www.wallacefamilyfuneralhome.com.
Tony Ray Jacobs
Born: November 16, 1968 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: November 16, 1968 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 199
Lot Owner: Roland Jacobs, purchased in 1968
Parents: Roland and Ruby Gibson Jacobs
Rites Conducted for Jacobs Child
Graveside rites for Tony Ray Jacobs, infant son of Roland and Ruby Gibson Jacobs of Rt. 2, Newton, were held today at Sugar Grove Cemetery.
The Rev. Harold Den Hartog, minister of the Metz Community Church, conducted the services.
Survivors are his parents; two sisters, Jennifer and Lorraine, at home; a brother, Randall, at home; and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Jacobs of Newton and Mrs. Hazel Gibson of Newton.
Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. The child died at 9:30 p.m. Saturday. ~ The Newton Daily News November 18, 1968.