PFC Donald Paul Jacobsen

PFC Donald Paul Jacobsen

Male 1931 - 2006  (75 years)

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  • Name Donald Paul Jacobsen 
    Prefix PFC 
    Birth 31 Oct 1931  Coon Rapids, Carroll, IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 29 Dec 2006  Bettendorf, Scott, IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Bettendorf - Donald Paul Jacobsen, of Bettendorf, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, at his home after a brief illness on Friday, December 29, 2006. A Memorial Mass will be held Tuesday, January 2, 2007, at 10 a.m., at St. Paul the Apostle Church, in Davenport. There will be no visitation. Inurnment will be at National Cemetery, Rock Island at a later date.

      Donald was born October 31, 1931, in Coon Rapids, Iowa, the son of Clarence and Gertrude (Shirbroun) Jacobsen. He was united in marriage to Mary Ann Chanez, on May 14, 1955, in Davenport.

      Donald was a 1953 graduate of the University of Iowa, and will be remembered as a life-long, dedicated Hawkeye fan. Just recently, he was inducted into the No Limit Iowa Hold'em Poker Hall of Fame.

      Those left to honor his memory include, his wife, Mary Ann, Bettendorf, children, Robert (Suzie) Jacobsen, Roeland Park, Kan., Linda (Mike) Jacobs, Davenport, Paul (Sarah) Jacobsen, Shawnee, Kan., Ann VanWinkle, Davenport, Maria (Tom) Roccaforte, Bolingbrook, Ill., George (Dawn) Jacobsen, Manitowoc, Wis., John (Tracey) Jacobsen, Bettendorf, Catherine Jacobsen, and Wally Zelinski, Corpus Christi, Texas, Margaret Ford, Monroe Center, Ill., Barbara (Phil) Wilson, Davenport, Hank (Laura) Jacobsen, Davenport, Vince (Tara) Jacobsen, Bettendorf, and Ted Jacobsen, Postville, Iowa; brothers, Jack (Charlotte) Jacobsen, Truman, Minn., and Tom (Jo Ann) Jacobsen, Sac City, Iowa, and 27 grandchildren.

      His parents preceded him in death. Memorials may be made to St. Paul the Apostle Church or to Davenport Assumption High School. "Go Hawks!!"
      (Quad-City Times, Dec. 31, 2006)
    Burial Rock Island, Rock Island, IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Donald Paul Jacobsen
      BIRTH 31 Oct 1931
      Coon Rapids, Carroll County, Iowa, USA
      DEATH 29 Dec 2006 (aged 75)
      Bettendorf, Scott County, Iowa, USA
      BURIAL Rock Island National Cemetery
      Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
      PLOT U - 359
    Person ID I37200  Drollinger Genealogy
    Last Modified 26 Aug 2021 

    Father S. Clarence Jacobsen,   b. 21 Jan 1902, Sharon, Audubon, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jun 1977, Coon Rapids, Carroll, IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Gertrude Mary Shirbroun,   b. 1 Nov 1906, Coon Rapids, Carroll, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Aug 2004, Coon Rapids, Carroll, IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years) 
    Family ID F13864  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 31 Oct 1931 - Coon Rapids, Carroll, IA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 29 Dec 2006 - Bettendorf, Scott, IA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Rock Island, Rock Island, IL Link to Google Earth
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    75th Birthday 10/31
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