Obituary of Elizabeth Jacobson

Elizabeth Anne "Bettie" Jacobson, 83, of Cambridge passed away on Monday, October 27, 2014 at GracePointe Crossing Gables West. She was born on May 30, 1931 in Minneapolis, MN to Lloyd and Dorothy (Aspie) Chase. Bettie grew up in South Minneapolis where she attended school and graduated from South High. On February 18, 1949 she was united in marriage to Alton Jacobson in Minneapolis. They would move to Cambridge and raise their four children. In 1966 they built their home in Cambridge and have lived there since. When the kids were older, Bettie went to work part time for the Cambridge DNR Office. One of her duties was to climb the tower and watch for fires. She would eventually work full time and was the office manager, retiring from there. After Bettie and Al retired, they did quite a bit of traveling, visiting many different parts of the world. Bettie was a member of the Cambridge Lutheran Church where she taught Sunday School for many years, was active in the Ladies Aide, and also volunteered in the church office. She was a Girl Scout Troop Leader for eight years. Bettie and Al enjoyed square dancing and ball room dancing. Bettie especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Alton in February 2004, sister Catherine Mike and brother Roger Chase. Bettie is survived by her children Karen (John) Krueger of Cambridge, Pam (Steve) Baar of Isanti, Mark (Charlene) Jacobson of Everett, WA, Kent (Kimberly) Jacobson of Lino Lakes, 11 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren, brother Roy (Ann) Chase of Fort Dodge, IA, sister-in-law Patt Nicholls of Naperville, IL, as well as nieces, nephews other relatives and friends.