Madeline-Jacobs-Obituary

Madeline B. Jacobs

Mason City, Iowa

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CHARLES CITY - Madeline B. Jacobs, 90, of Charles City died Sunday (Nov. 29, 2009) at the Ninth Street Chautauqua Guest Home.A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Charles City with the Rev. Dennis Niezwaag officiating. Burial will...

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So sorry to hear of Madeline's passing.She was a sweet lady and enjoyed visiting with her when we went to visit my Mom as they were room mates at 9th street. Prayers to the family. Diana and family Wilson and Mildred Perry

Madeline Tefft Jacobs was my only sibling, age 6 when I was born.. My earliest memory of her is in 1930 soon after we moved to our grandpa's farm in Floyd Co., 2 miles west of Nashua, IA, located in Chickasaw Co. We were dirt poor throughout the '30s and into the '40s. After HS graduation in '36, Madeline went to work at Ruggles Grocery in Nashua, and most of her earnings went to support the family. Six years later we all moved to Chicago, where she worked at Stineway Drug Co, our...