G.R. "Jake" Jacobson

Jake was born on September 27, 1919 in Crosby, North Dakota to Robert and Anna Jacobson. He graduated from Crosby High School, then attended North Dakota State School of Science and Utah College in Ogden. He served four years in the Marine Corps as a Master Technical Sergeant with overseas duty in the Central Pacific. Prior to serving overseas he married Ardyce Bjerkager on November 21, 1943. Together they had four children. After his discharge from the Marines in 1945, he began employment with Western Paper Company now Xpedx and was named General Manager in 1951 and Vice President of their National Company in 1972. Jake was very community oriented serving on the Moorhead School Board for 6 years and for 10 years on the Moorhead Park Board. He was a proud member of the Moorhead Athletic Association and the Moorhead Country Club. He was an active member of the Fargo Rotary Club with 55+ years of perfect attendance. Jake was a Charter Member of Our Saviors Lutheran Church and a current member of The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, both in Moorhead. Jake is survived by his wife of 63 years, Ardyce; three daughters, Gayle John Albrecht of Oakdale, MN, Diane Gary Johnson of Moorhead, MN, Linda Harris of Boulder, CO; one son, Robert Mary Elizabeth of Castle Rock, CO; eight grandchildren, Jay and Kathy Albrecht, Lindsey and Ryan Johnson, Mac and Walker Harris, Molly Chris Mesch and Page Jacobson; one sister, Verna Hallgren of Grand Forks, ND, and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; grandson, Matthew Johnson; one sister, Ruby; and one brother, Ernest.Request memorials be given to The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Pulpit Fund, Moorhead, MN.