Herbert William Jacobson

Carbondale - Herbert William Jacobson, 93, passed away at 1:40 p.m. on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at Parkway Manor in Marion. Herbert was born February 2, 1921 in Mt Greenwood, to Carl Anton and Alice Marie (Nordstrom) Jacobson. He married Juanita Sylvia Genga on September 16, 1950 at University of Chicago Chapel. She preceded him in death. Survivors include, two sons and daughter-in-law, Neal Herbert (Carol) Jacobson of De Soto, and Alan Herbert Jacobson of Carbondale; two grandchildren, Eric Jacobson of De Soto, and Nathan (Sarah) Jacobson of Blue Springs, MO; two great grandchildren, Lincoln and Tatum Jacobson of Blue Springs, MO; four nieces and two nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, and two sisters, Ruth Elizabeth Mason and Bernice Helen Olsen. Herbert proudly served in the Army Air Corp as a Tech Sergeant from December 1941 - October 1944. He was a Lithographer for Superior Graphics for 40 years until his retirement on February 2, 1982. He was a member of the Senefelders Lithography Group, Chicago Litho Club and the Fraternal Order of the Moose, all of Chicago. A Celebration of his life will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 8, 2014, at Meredith Funeral Home, Carbondale, with Rev. Alan Rhein officiating. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., on Saturday at the funeral home. Interment will be held at Mounds Cemetery at a later date. Memorial donations are the preferred form of remembrance and may be made to the American Heart Association or St. Jude Hospital, and will be accepted at the funeral home.



Service:



Celebration of His Life 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 8, 2014



Meredith Funeral Home Carbondale, Illinois







Visitation:



11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 8, 2014



Meredith Funeral Home Carbondale, Illinois