Annie
Mary Jacobsen
News Examiner, Thursday, 1 December 1938,
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The death of Mrs. Mary Jacobson occurred at her home in Wardboro Saturday, November 26, following a six week's illness with heart trouble. Mrs. Jacobsen was 65 years old and was born in Denmark, coming to the United States when she was twelve years old. She as a lifelong member of the LDS church and had worked in the Relief Society for many years.
Besides her husband, Jacob Jacobsen, Mrs. Jacobsen is survived by two daughters and three sons as follows; Mrs. Carl Harris and Mrs. Frank Smith, both of Randolph Utah; Albert Jacobsen of Ogden; Fred and Lee Jacobsen of Montpelier. Other survivors are eight grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Nels Nelson and Mrs. Annie Rasmussen of Montpelier; and two brothers, Tom Jensen of Montpelier and Chris Nelson of La Grande Oregon.
Funeral services were held in the Wardboro chapel Wednesday at 1 pm. Singing by the choir "Oh My Father" invocation, Elder Jacob Hirschi; Singing Mothers of Relief Society gave the chorus "My Mother's Love", Bishop J A Berrey gave a short talk on Mrs. Jacobsen's life and spoke of the good moral support she always gave to the ward and of the good Latter-Day Saint life she lived.
Elder Jacob C Jensen, the next speaker, told of the good neighbors the Jacobsens had always been and how anxious Mrs. Jacobsen was to have her children live the gospel and fulfill their duties in the church. A vocal solo was sung by Elder Frank M Williams, "Lay My Head Beneath a Rose"; Elder Charles P Keetch was the next speaker and read a poem, "Live To Do Good Today"; President Silas L Wright, the concluding speaker, said Mrs. Jacobsen joined the church in a foreign country and came to Bear Lake to help settle the country with her good husband, and he urged that all give proper respect, love and appreciation to mothers and all older people. The services closed with singing by the choir, "Sweet Hour of Prayer" benediction, Elder Parley Buehler.
Interment was made in the Wardboro cemetery and the grave was dedicated by Elder O T Parker.