Jacobsen, Marvel Lou (Thomsen) (1935 - 2025)

JACOBSEN, THOMSEN, CURRIE, HUGHES, BRUDNY, BASH, SCHAFER, HERNANDEZ, GRUHN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 11/3/2025 at 19:58:11

Name of deceased: Marvel Lou Jacobsen (nee Thomsen)

Aged: 90 yrs, 6 mo, 22 days

Residence: Salem Lutheran Home, Elk Horn, Shelby County, IA

Born: April 6, 1935; Gray, Audubon County, IA

Died: Oct. 28, 2025; Salem Lutheran Home, Elk Horn, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Monday, Nov. 3, 2025; Immanuel Lutheran Church, Harlan, IA; burial was in the Jacksonville Cemetery, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Children, Ricky Lee Jacobsen of Omaha, NE, Kirk Alan Jacobsen of Harlan, IA and Marcia Linn (spouse, Paul) Currie of Salt Lake City, UT; grandchildren, Jacob Currie, Amanda Currie (spouse, Dustin Hughes), April Brudny (spouse, Eric Bash) and Jeremy Brudny (spouse, Terri Schafer); great-granddaughter, Breanna (spouse, Benny) Hernandez; brother, Roger Thomsen; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Louie J. and Alma A. (nee Gruhn) Thomsen; husband, Fred; daughter-in-law, Pam Jacobsen

Education: Graduated from Harlan (IA) High School, Class of 1953

Religious affiliation: Baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church, Manning, IA; later, she was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan.

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Frederick I. Jacobsen; Feb. 1, 1957; at her parents’ home in Harlan, IA

Employment: After her high school graduation, Marvel worked as a telephone operator in Harlan, IA and for Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company. After her marriage, she became a farm wife, keeping her house neat and her yard beautiful while raising their children. During planting and harvest seasons, she made sure the farm laborers in the fields were well-fed, always providing warm meals. She tended to a large vegetable garden and enjoyed canning the produce. In 1994, Marvel and Fred moved from the farm and into Harlan. Later in life, she helped clean the church.

Hobbies/Interests: Marvel and Fred were active members of a card club, playing pinochle at Fred’s cousins’ homes. Family gatherings, reunions, and celebrating the 4th of July with the “gang” were highlights of her year. She was excellent at baking, and her cookies and bars were always a hit. One of Marvel’s greatest joys was watching her daughter, Marcia, pitch softball throughout high school and college. She cherished her family deeply and treasured every moment spent with them.

Sources: heartlandfunerals.net