Earl C. Jacobson

Earl C. Jacobson obituary, Loves Park, IL

Earl C. Jacobson

Earl Jacobson Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Honquest Family Funeral Home with Crematory - Loves Park on May 22, 2024.
Earl C. Jacobson, 88, passed away peacefully in his sleep at 6:03am Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. He loved to fish, hunt and fell trees on the weekends in his earlier years. Earl served in the Army for two years. After he got out, he and Joyce found their way to Rockford and started a family. Earl was a doting husband to Joyce before her passing. He also loved to spoil his grandkids. He would often take Joyce and them down to Kmart to go shopping.
He is survived by his son, Kim; grandsons, Chad (Gina), Erik (Elin), Ryan (Lauren); and great-granddaughters, Demi and Harper. He is predeceased by his wife, Joyce; sister, Dorothy; and his beloved pug, Penney, who have welcomed him home with open arms.
Funeral service will be at 11:00am with a visitation from 10:00am until the service on Saturday, May 25, 2024 in Honquest Family Funeral Home with Crematory-Mulford Chapel, 4311 N. Mulford Road, Loves Park, IL 61111. Burial in Arlington Memorial Park Cemetery, Rockford.
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