NANCY JACOBSON

JACOBSON, Nancy (Crown) Passed away peacefully, on December 29, 2025, in Crofton, MD. Nancy was born on February 9, 1931, in Los Angeles, California, to the late Walter James Crown, geologist and business owner, and Bernice Kaun Crown, homemaker. Nancy graduated from George Washington High School in Los Angeles and graduated from the University of California at Berkley, with a BA in Political Science. She later completed her graduate work in Library Science at Simmons College in Boston. She married Larry Jacobson in 1952 and divorced in 1986. She moved to Andover, MA in 1965 and lived there for more than 30 years. After retiring from Memorial Hall Library as Director for 20 years, she moved to Cambridge, MA, where she became an active student and teacher at the Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement. Her final stop was Crofton, MD, in December 2024, to be closer to family. Her dear companion and travel partner, Ed Chupp, of 20-plus years predeceased her in 2017. Nancy leaves behind a loving family, her three children, Michael Jacobson (Linda), Ann Jacobson Parks (Louis), Robin Jacobson Tarver; her niece, Julie Despars Taylor (Ian); her grandchildren, Chris Jacobson, Kirsten Hollan, Ryan Tarver, Chelsea Tarver, Kira Parks, Jenna Parks Marino; and her great-grandchildren, Ellie Hollan, Marin Hollan, Jordan Smith, Londyn Rogers, Aiden Parks-Maurizi and Juliette Marino. Also, her great-nieces and nephews, Kyle Taylor, Chelsey Taylor Fisher, Cody Taylor, and Jill Myers and family. A Celebration of Life is scheduled for March 14, 2026, at 2:00 pm, at Robert Evans Funeral Home, in BOWIE, MD. Donations can be made to Hospice of the Chesapeake, Pasadena, MD.

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