Adelbert Arnold Jacobsen

Adelbert A. Jacobsen, “Del”, 88 beloved Husband, Father and Grandfather, passed away on April 19th, 2010 quietly in his home with family in Waterville, WA following a brief illness. He was born on January 16th, 1922 in Waterville to Arnold H. & Lorna P. Jacobsen in the home of his Grandfather, Samuel Johnston. His life as wheat farmer began early at the age of 14 with horse drawn plow and progressed through 7 decades of successful wheat farming retiring at the age of 87. He graduated from Withrow High School on May 27th, 1941 serving as the Senior Class Secretary. On March 21st, 1947 Del completed his certification for Arc & Acetylene Welding and Machine Shop from the Spokane Public Schools, Spokane Trade School. He was well known for his whit, smile and a sense of humor that was the bases for life long friendships. Often a spot of humor from his friends, was his ability to make something from nothing often found in his scrapheap of metal, making many of the needed parts to keep equipment running or making the entire piece of equipment from found or made parts, motors from other trucks or cars with added embellishments of his own design became his trade mark. On June 27th, 1948 he married Alice May Grandy of Chelan, WA making their first home at the Waterville Auto Court Apartments and later moving to the Jacobsen Farms ranch home. In 1953 they purchased a home in Waterville where they wintered each year. He served on the Douglas County Soil Conservation Board and as a member of the Douglas County Posse in the early 1960’s. In February of 1962 he was featured in the Wenatchee Daily World along with several local farmers in a front page story of their hand built Snow-Planes, a pre-concept to the present day snowmobile. His life long sport was skeet and trap shooting and in later years his skills in trap kept him in steady competition in many of the area club’s tournaments. His club affiliations: included the Waterville Gun Club, Wenatchee Gun Club the Hi-Yu Indians of Spokane and a life member of the NRA. He enjoyed working with wood, baking pies & bread, brewing beer, fishing, razor clamming. In his later years found his best entertainment in purchasing cars and trucks from local dealerships where he enjoyed his fine art of dickering or at area auctions very quietly sneaking his bid in, all for the sport of it. Adelbert is survived by his children and their spouses Mary M. Jacobsen McKeague and William R. McKeague of Mukilteo,WA; Neil A. Jacobsen and Carolyn VanLyth Jacobsen of Waterville, WA; and Cheryle A Jacobsen Hannahs and Gregory R. Hannahs of Colbert, WA and five Granddaughters. He was proceeded in death by his Parents and Sisters Effie A. Bymers Huebregtsie, Marire M. Fox and Glorian Eggers. Funeral and internment services were held on April 24th, 2010 in Waterville. The family requests that memorials be made to the Waterville Ambulance Fund, the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society or by donating blood at your local blood bank. Please express your thoughts and memories on the online guest book at jonesjonesbetts.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to Waterville Funeral Home.

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Adelbert Arnold Jacobsen

January 16, 1922 - April 19, 2010