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Maynard Theodore Jacobson
• 1919 - 2003 Maynard Theodore Jacobson, 84, Minot, formerly of Tagus, ND, died Monday, October 20, 2003, in a Minot medical center. Maynard was born on July 13, 1919, in Kickapoo Township, Mountrail County, south of Tagus, ND, the son of Jalmer and Minnie (Halverson) Jacobson. He was raised in Kickapoo Township and graduated from Tagus High School in 1937. On August 17, 1939, he married Marlyn Graff in Palermo, ND. They owned a grocery store in Tagus before moving northwest of Tagus and opening a gas station on old Highway 2. In the spring of 1942, they moved to Tacoma, WA, where Maynard was a welder in the shipyards. They returned to North Dakota in 1945 and took over the family farm. He continued to farm until his retirement in 1985. They moved to Edgewood Vista in Minot where Marlyn still resides. Maynard had been a resident of ManorCare at the time of his death. Maynard was a member of the St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Tagus and served as councilman. He was the mayor and fire chief of Tagus. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Berthold and was on the Berthold Public School Board for nine years. He coached the Berthold Amateur Baseball Team. Maynard was also a member of the Berthold Senior Citizens. MEMORIALS ARE PREFFERED TO THE BERTHOLD PUBLIC SCHOOL OR THE ALZHEIMERS FOUNDATION. Maynard is survived by his wife, Marlyn Jacobson, Minot; sons, Garry (Elaine) Jacobson, Berthold, and Larry (Kay) Jacobson, Sioux Falls, SD; daughters, Neadene (Neil) Schwope, Berthold, and Faye (Tony) Asmundson, Berthold; 11 grandchildren, Kris (Stewart) Borman, Kim (Larry) Bloms, Kylene (Lonnie) Hornberger, Scott (Linda) Jacobson, Janell Jacobson, Marc (Shannon) Jacobson, Troy Jacobson, Tony (Sara) Jacobson, Tammy (Dan) Lindahl, Kevin (Candice) Asmundson, and Randi (Curt) Schumaier; 16 great-grandchildren; and brother, Alvin Jacobson, Brighton Garden, MA. He was preceded in death by his parents; infant son, Rodger Jacobson; and brother, Maurice Jacobson. Funeral: Thursday, October 23, 2003, at 11:00 am at Zion Lutheran Church, Berthold. Visitation: Wednesday from noon until 7:00 pm at Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot. Family will be present from 5:00 until 7:00 pm. Burial: St. Olaf Cemetery in Tagus at 1:30 pm on Thursday. Music: Processional "Because He Lives" Active Pallbearers: Stewart Borman, Dan Lindahl, Larry Bloms, Kevin Asmundson, Lonnie Hornberger, Curt Schumaier, Scott Jacobson, Marc Jacobson, Troy Jacobson and Tony Jacobson Honorary Bearers: Maynard's family and friends in the community |