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NORA JACOBS Obituary


NORA O''SHEA JACOBS (Age 92)  
On Saturday, January 16, 2016, of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved wife of the late L. B. "Jake" Jacobs; mother of John J. (Linda H.) Jacobs and Jacqueline J. (Richard M.) Doyle; grandmother of Sean Doyle (Kathryn) and Christina Heidenberger (Thomas); great-grandmother of James Doyle; aunt of Timothy O''Riordan, Timothy Cremin, Marie Barnes, Hannah O''Shea, Frank Cremin and Catherine Karavas. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD (Valet Parking), Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Andrew Apostle Church, Kemp Mill Road and Arcola Ave., Silver Spring, MD, on Thursday, January 21 at 10:30 a.m. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Susan Cohan Colon Cancer Foundation, 201 N. Charles St., Ste. 2404, Baltimore, MD 21201, www.coloncancerfoundation.org or to Alley Cat Allies, 7920 Norfolk Ave., Ste. 600, Bethesda, MD 20814, www.alleycat.org.www.COLLINSFUNERALHOME.com  

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Published by The Washington Post on Jan. 19, 2016.

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Lilyana

January 21, 2016

Please accept my sincere sympathies. May God's holy spirit to his servants who sincerely ask for it. ( Psalm 65 : 2; Luke 11 : 13 ) Yes, more than anything else, a relationship with God can help his faithful servants to endure any and every problem they may face.

Aiñe Curran

January 19, 2016

Dear Jackie, Dick, and family,

Please accept my heartfelt condolences for your loss. Wishing you all a beautiful service and tribute this Thursday, and wishing a peaceful journey for Nora O'Shea Jacobs as she moves onto her next important assignment. With warmest regards to all of you through this important life transition.

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