Submitted by: Dan Rich

Mary Lou Jacob

Nov. 11, 1926 - July 24, 2008

South Bend Tribune 7/26/2008
SOUTH BEND - Mary Lou Jacob, 81, passed away in the early morning hours of Thursday, July 24, 2008, in Fountainview Place, Mishawaka. Mary Lou was born on November 11, 1926, in Mishawaka as the daughter of Edward and Erma (Gillis) Verhamme. She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, Evelyn Peryson, Elsie Verhamme and Irene Cokewood; and a brother, Leon Verhamme. On July 3, 1948, in Mishawaka, as the former Mary Lou Verhamme, she married Jacob J. Jacob who survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Rebecca (William) Zimmerman of South Barrington, IL and Maureen (John) Moran of Granger, IN; a son, Edward (Barbara) Jacob of New Berlin, WI; eight grandchildren, Jennifer, Benjamin, Tyler, Adam, Courtney, Chelsea, Meghan and Michael; a sister, Marion Rusinek of South Bend; and a brother, John Verhamme of Mishawaka. Mary Lou was a member of St. Anthony De Padua Church in South Bend, Knights of Columbus Women's Auxiliary, Legion of Mary and MHS Alumni Association. She was a loving, caring wife, mother, sister, grandmother and friend.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, July 27 from 2 to 6 p.m., with a Rosary at 4:00 p.m., in Hahn Funeral Home, 505 W. 8th Street, Mishawaka. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 28 in St. Anthony De Padua Church, South Bend, with Rev. Derrick Sneyd officiating. Entombment will follow in Riverview Cemetery Mausoleum, South Bend. Memorial contributions may be made in Mary Lou's name to St. Anthony De Padua Church, 2120 E. Jefferson, South Bend, IN 46617 or to The Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, 111 Sunnybrook Ct., South Bend, IN 46637.