Ruth Jacobson

1925 - 2019

Ruth was born and raised on a small farm north of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on May 5, 1925. After high school, Ruth went to nursing school and upon graduation headed to Hawaii with a group of friends, where she worked and enjoyed the tropics.
Ruth apparently became bored with the tropics, as she soon found herself in Anchorage, Alaska, in the early 1950s, where she worked for a local doctor and eventually found the man of her dreams, Jack Jacobson. They married and had two sons: Kurt and Chris.
After Jack retired they decided to become snow birds and spent many years hauling their Airstream trailer around the southwest until they stumbled upon the tiny hamlet of Desert Center, Calif. They decided this was the place to spend winter and did so for many years. Summers were spent at their Wasilla Lake home, where Ruth grew beautiful dahlias and enjoyed watching the nesting grebes. When Fred Meyer moved into the area they were forced to sell and they moved to Anchorage. In their early 80s, they were still enjoying summer months at their cabin on the Kenai River. Health issues required Ruth to move in the Anchorage Pioneer Home in 2012, where she lived until passing.
Ruth was preceded in death by her husband Jack in 2014. She is survived by sons, Kurt (Donna) and Chris (Fran); four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
She was a wonderful mother and friend and will be greatly missed.