Obituary of Rolf Jacobsen

On March 19, 2014, at the age of 94, Rolf Johannes Jacobsen was called to join the heavenly choir. Born December 27, 1919 at Loreburn, SK, Rolf was the fifth of twelve children born to Kristian and Inga Jacobsen. In 1933 the family moved to Weldon, SK, then to Vancouver in 1941. It was there Rolf met "the best girl in the world", Inga Moan from Sedgewick, AB. They were married in Bethania Lutheran Church at Sedgewick on September 24, 1944. After starting out their married life in Vancouver, Rolf, Inga, and son Ken heeded the call of the land and moved to Sedgewick in 1947 to take up farming. Here the family grew to include six more children. Rolf and Inga retired to town in 1986. Following Inga's death in 1999, Rolf moved to Camrose in 2003. After a brief second marriage, he moved into Stoney Creek Lodge, where he was very happy and made many dear friends. Failing health necessitated his move to long term care in Viking in September, where he resided until his passing. Rolf will be deeply missed by his Rascals: Elaine (Alex) Hlushak of Chipman, Helen Sather (Larry Gerber) of Daysland, Marilyn (Ed) Palmer of Saskatoon, Lyndon (Diane) Jacobsen of Viking, Kris Jacobsen of Wainwright, and daughter-in-law Phyllis Jacobsen of Sedgewick. Grandpa J is lovingly remembered by twelve grandchildren and their families: Gary, Bea Jae, Bradley, Courtney, Luke and Lacey Jacobsen; Craig Jacobsen, Angela Price and sons Dayton and Beau; Jennifer Evers, Sean Hibbs, and Jorgia; Anna-Ruth Connolly, Sasha (John) and Aydan; Kathryn, David, Rachel and Meghan Huedepohl; Neil, Shelly, Christen and Lucas Sather; Kristian, Juliana, Ananda and Nikolas Jacobsen; Kyle Jacobsen, Alicia Matosevic and Heidi; Rhea and Travis Strickland; Sarah, Jimmy, Lars, Dagne, Odin and Hjordis St. Arnault; Abby Palmer and fiancé Jordan Terry; Sandra, Wayne, Breanna and Davin Codd. He is also survived by sisters Signe Thomassen, Rita (Peder) Andreasen, Gwen (Jim) Muri and sisters-in-law Margaret Jacobsen, Myrtle Olson, and Anna (Morris) Kaardal. Rolf was predeceased by his parents; brothers Erling, Carl and Irvin; sisters Dagny Sorenson, Ella Haave, Helga Torgerson, Una Haugen, and Jean Kerr; his beloved Inga; sons Kenneth and Loren Jacobsen; grandsons Rolf Hlushak and Micheal Jacobsen; son-in-law Eldon Sather; and daughters-in-law Merri and Lori-Ann Jacobsen. In his life, Rolf loved much and was much loved in return. He will be greatly missed by many. Blessed be his memory. Memorial donations in memory of Rolf may be made to the CLBI, the Hastings Lake Lutheran Bible Camp or a charity of the donor's choice.