Florence Jacobsen

FLORENCE JACOBSEN

Florence Jacobsen, age 89 of Northfield, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2009 at the Three Links Care Center in Northfield. Funeral Services will be 11:00 am Tuesday, November 24th at the Bierman Funeral Home in Northfield with burial at the Northfield Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 10am until time of Services.

Florence Elizabeth Jacobsen was born June 6, 1920 in Jeffers, MN, daughter of George and Rose (Schnellman) Barron. Florence began school in Jeffers and when her family moved to Windom in 1934 she attended Windom High School, graduating in 1938. Following school she moved to Northfield, MN and lived with her older sister Rose. Here she met Sophus Peter “Jake” Jacobsen and they were married on January 1, 1941 in Northwood, IA.

Florence was a stay at home mom for a number of years, raising their only child Charles. She also helped raise Nancy, daughter of Ed and Rita Edelbrock, who traveled a lot for their work. As their son entered junior high school, Florence began working at the Northfield Hospital as a nurse’s aid and later changed to housekeeping. When she went to part time work she became the house keeper for the Northfield Fire Department at the Safety Center. Florence enjoyed fishing up north and going with her husband on hunting trips to Wyoming in earlier years, loved to garden, and enjoyed feeding all the neighborhood cats.

Florence Jacobsen is survived by son Chuck (Sandy) Jacobsen of Northfield; special daughter Nancy Edelbrock Dunigan of Chaska; and granddaughter Lisa (Tracy) Hansen of Randolph. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Sophus; and her brothers and sisters.

Funeral arrangements by the Bierman Funeral Home of Northfield.