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Memorial for Donald W. Jacobs
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Born in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho on Jul. 13, 1954
Departed on Dec. 15, 2007 and resided in Post Falls, ID.
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Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2007
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Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007
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Evergreen Cemetery
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Please click on the links above for locations, times, maps, and directions.
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Donald W. Jacobs, 53
Donald W. Jacobs, age 53, died at Kootenai Medical Center on Saturday, December 15, 2007 following a courageous battle with cancer.
He was born July 13, 1954, in Coeur d‘Alene, to Harold and Cecelia Jacobs. He graduated from CDA High School in 1972. Don served in the Air Force and U.S. Army and retired after a collective 20 years of service in 2000. He attained the rank of sergeant first-class. He also served as a member of the Post Falls Volunteer Fire Fighters corps between 1996 and 2003. Upon his military retirement, he went on to complete his computer technician certification. Don was an avid lover of nature and all things technical. He was also a highly skilled in many trades. From carpentry to electrical to mechanical, he was definitely our jack of all trades. He could always be found until the wee hours of the morning working in the garage on one of his many home improvement projects.
On February 14, 1998, he was united in marriage to Leah (Suzee) J. West in Post Falls. Don is survived by his lovely wife, Suzee, his son and his wife, Jeff and Sonia; his daughter and her husband, Cherilyn and Peter Rhoads, his son and his wife, Robert and Mary West; his daughter and her husband, Jeanette and Robert Young ; his mother, Cecelia Jacobs; two brothers, Robert and Larry and his spouse; six sisters, Delores Johnson, Linda Ely, Gayle Foote (twin) , Mary Yeager, Linda Hart and Carol McClanathan and their spouses; five grandchildren, Brittney, Nick, Katelyn, Emily and Jacinda; two great-grandsons, Tucker and Skylar, and he‘ll be very missed by his two dogs, Cinderella and Misstiki. He is further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. He was preceded in death by his father.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, December 18, 2007 from 8-9:30 P. M. at the Yates Funeral Home, Coeur d’Alene Chapel. Funeral services for Donald will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 19th, also at Yates Funeral Home, Coeur d’Alene Chapel.
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