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Cleo Jacob Obituary
Cleo William "Jake" Jacob, 98, of Swansea, Ill., born Sept. 4, 1916, in Belleville, Ill., died Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014, at his residence.
Mr. Jacob worked as a mail coder for Terminal Railroad at Union Station in St. Louis, Mo. He retired on Jan. 3, 1976, after 39 years of service. He was a World War II U.S. Navy veteran.
He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and a friend to many. Jake enjoyed golfing and bowling. He was a member of the Monday Senior Golf League and the Thursday Mixed League at Yorktown Golf Course, and he bowled with the Friday Senior League at Bel-Air Bowl. He was also an avid dog lover and gardener. During the 1930's, Jake had a try-out with the St. Louis Cardinals organization. He turned them down because he said he couldn't raise a family on the salary they offered.
Cleo was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Elizabeth M., nee Hippard, Jacob, whom he married on June 18, 1939, and who died on Nov. 13, 1992; his parents, Charles and Josephine, nee Dammrich, Jacob; four sisters, Minerva Bloomer, Aurelia Herbert, Dolores Hunt, and Fernell Talley; and two brothers, Norman Jacob and Stanley Jacob.
Surviving are his three sons, Larry D. "Jake" (Betty) Jacob of Trenton, Ill., Rodney K. (Mary Jo) Jacob and Keith J. "Jake" Jacob, both of Belleville, Ill.; two grandchildren, Dr. Ryan (Michelle) Jacob and Shannon Jacob; two step-grandchildren, Dosker (Eva) Meyer and Crystal Carroll (friend, Michael); seven step-great-grandchildren, Corey (Amanda) Meyer, Caley and Caitlin Meyer, and Courtney, Carli, Greyson, and Emersen Carroll; two step-great-great-grandchildren, Justice and Nevaeh, with another on the way; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Cleo's family would like to offer special thanks to the staff at Cambridge House of Swansea and to Hospice of Southern Illinois for their loving care and concern.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Southern Illinois or to the Cambridge House of Swansea Activity Fund. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.rennerfh.com.
Visitation: Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014, at George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, Belleville, Ill.
Funeral: Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, at the funeral home with Rev. Roger Reid officiating. Burial will follow at Lake View Memorial Gardens, Fairview Heights, Ill.
GEORGE RENNER & SONS FUNERAL HOME, Belleville, Ill.
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for Cleo Jacob
November 24, 2014
Keith I am so sorry for your loss. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
Debbie Gain
Joe and Sylvia Seper
November 24, 2014
Jake, Sorry for your loss, he was a good man. he wiil be missed.
November 22, 2014
This is for "The Two Jakes".
Delmar Foote-Swansea
Linda Jacob
November 22, 2014
I am so sorry to learn of Uncle Cleo's passing. May we all enjoy such a long and active life as his.
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Cliff Easton
November 22, 2014
Jake sorry for your loss. I know he was special to you. He sure lived a long and full life.
Bill & Teresa Behnen
November 22, 2014
Larry, Rodney, and Kieth we would like to express our feelings of sadness to your family for the loss of your dad. I remember him as a nice man with muscles, he was good to us kids on 23rd street in E St Louis. He taught me how to catch a major league fly ball. He would take us kids out to Grand Maria's Park and hit us fly balls til dark. Then we would pile back into his Kiaser Fraiser (black) and he would take us back home. Again Sorry For Your Loss,But We All Have Good Memories Of Him.
November 22, 2014
Jake, Rod, and Keith and the Jacob family, I am sorry for your lose. Mr. Jacob had a long and happy life. I remember playing golf with him when he was in his 80's. I hope I can do half the things he did at his age. So sorry. Bud and Linda Lubeck and the whole Lubeck family.
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