Maxine Jacobs

Jacobs, Maxine The granddaughter of Olmsted county settlers and a prominent Rochester business woman, passed away August 7 at the age of 94 surrounded by family and friends at Sunrise Assisted Living of Edina. She had resided at Becketwood in Minneapolis upon retiring from Piper Jaffray Hopwood in 1986 after 29 years of service. She was the first woman stock broker in that company and assisted to open their Rochester office in 1954. Ms. Jacobs was a graduate of Rochester High School and got her start in the business world by keeping the books at KROC radio station in the late 1930s. Her eye for organization and accounts led to her assuming the role of assistant manager. She later became co-owner of KAAA radio station in Red Wing after World War II. She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Irene Jacobs; her sister, Muriel Hokanson, and brother, Robert (Kelly) Jacobs; as well as a beloved nephew, Thomas Jonsson. She is survived by a sister, Janice Jonsson of Arroyo Grande, CA; two nieces and a nephew. She had a keen sense of family and was devoted to her grand-nieces and grand-nephews. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Washburn-McReavy in Edina, Minnesota (5000 W. 50th and Hwy 100). Visitation will be at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, August 11, followed by a funeral service at 10:30 a.m. Interment will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Rochester, Minnesota at 3:30 p.m. that afternoon. Memorials may be made to Community Youth Outreach in Rochester. For information, contact Sandy Cookman (507) 281-6182.
This obituary was originally published in the Star Tribune.