1948
Dennis
2008
Dennis C. Jacobson
November 6, 1948 — January 26, 2008
Dennis C. Jacobson, 59, of Sioux City died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008, at his daughter's home in Omaha.
Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Grace United Methodist Church, Sioux City, with the Rev. Valerie Heller officiating. Burial will be 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in Union Cemetery, Wakonda, S.D., with the Rev. Sandy Aakre of First Baptist Church of Vermillion, S.D., officiating. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6:30 to 8 p.m., at Christy-Smith Morningside Chapel in Sioux City.
Dennis was born on Nov. 6, 1948, in Yankton, S.D., the son of Neal and Ardene (Rasmussen) Jacobson. He graduated from high school in Wakonda, S.D., in 1967. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of South Dakota in 1972, and his masters of social work degree from the University of Iowa in 1979.
He married Mellanie J. Griffin on Aug. 22, 1970, in Vermillion, S.D. They moved to Sioux City in 1974, where he worked as a counselor and social worker. Until recently, he worked at Siouxland Medical Education Foundation as a behavioral science educator and therapist.
Dennis was a member of Grace United Methodist Church. He was a board member and past president of Siouxland C.A.R.E.S. Dennis loved helping others and spending time with his family.
Survivors include his wife, Mellanie; a son, Chad and wife, Stephanie of Omaha; a daughter, Lindsay and husband, Kevin Edwards of Omaha; and grandchildren, Ariana Charlese Edwards and Griffin Olson Edwards.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorials in his name may be directed to Siouxland C.A.R.E.S.
Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Grace United Methodist Church, Sioux City, with the Rev. Valerie Heller officiating. Burial will be 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in Union Cemetery, Wakonda, S.D., with the Rev. Sandy Aakre of First Baptist Church of Vermillion, S.D., officiating. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6:30 to 8 p.m., at Christy-Smith Morningside Chapel in Sioux City.
Dennis was born on Nov. 6, 1948, in Yankton, S.D., the son of Neal and Ardene (Rasmussen) Jacobson. He graduated from high school in Wakonda, S.D., in 1967. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of South Dakota in 1972, and his masters of social work degree from the University of Iowa in 1979.
He married Mellanie J. Griffin on Aug. 22, 1970, in Vermillion, S.D. They moved to Sioux City in 1974, where he worked as a counselor and social worker. Until recently, he worked at Siouxland Medical Education Foundation as a behavioral science educator and therapist.
Dennis was a member of Grace United Methodist Church. He was a board member and past president of Siouxland C.A.R.E.S. Dennis loved helping others and spending time with his family.
Survivors include his wife, Mellanie; a son, Chad and wife, Stephanie of Omaha; a daughter, Lindsay and husband, Kevin Edwards of Omaha; and grandchildren, Ariana Charlese Edwards and Griffin Olson Edwards.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorials in his name may be directed to Siouxland C.A.R.E.S.
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