Submitted by: Dan Rich
Donald L. Jacobs Sr.
April 1, 1933 - Jan. 13, 2001
South Bend Tribune 1/16/2001
Donald L. Jacobs Sr., 67, of
Mishawaka, Ind., died after a short illness on Saturday, Jan. 13,
at home.
He was born on April 1, 1933, in
Shermansdale, Pa., to Harry Glen Jacobs and Ethel (Brown)
Jacobs. Mr. Jacobs graduated from Mishawaka High School, and
completed an apprenticeship to become a tool and die maker. He
retired from Bendix/Allied Signal in 1999 with 48 years of
service. He served as shop steward for 25 years, and also held a
position on the executive board for many years. He was an Army
veteran, and a life member of the National Rifle Association. He
loved target shooting.
On Jan. 19, 1952, he married June D. Wiendels,
who preceded him in death on Sept. 3, 1999. He was also preceded
in death by his father. He is survived by four children, Donald
(Bonnie) Jacobs of Osceola, Ind., Jeanne (Kim) Lehman of
Bremen, Ind., John (Jenni) Jacobs and Mark (Cheryl) Jacobs, both
of Mishawaka; eight grandchildren, Michael Jacobs of South Bend,
Tiffany (Charlie) Meyers of Carmel, Ind., Ashley Jacobs of
Osceola, Ind., Melissa (Jason) Conlee of Osceola, Mandy
Lehman of Bremen, Ind., Heather Jacobs of Elkhart, Ind., and
Angela Jacobs and Tyler Jacobs, both of Mishawaka; and by four
great-grandchildren, Skylar Conlee of Osceola, Brenden Boots
of Mishawaka, and Kagen and Kayla Thacker of Elkhart. He
is also survived by his mother, Ethel Jacobs; two sisters, Beulah
(Edward) Rosenbalm and Barbara (Jerome) Turzewski;
and by a brother, Harry (Nancy) Jacobs, all of Mishawaka.
Visitation was held on Monday, Jan. 15, in
the Bubb Funeral Chapel in Mishawaka. Funeral services will be
held at 10 a.m. today, Jan. 16, in the Bubb Funeral Chapel.
Burial will take place at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Joseph
County, 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637-3437.