ANGELA MAGDALENA “LENA” JACOBSON, (nee: ELL) OF CALGARY, ALBERTA PASSED AWAY SEPTEMBER 26, 2000 AT THE ROCKY VIEW HOSPITAL AT THE AGE OF 91YEARS.
LENA WAS BORN JUNE 26, 1909 AT HAGUE, NORTH DAKOTA U.S.A. TO ROCHUS AND KATHERINE ELL. SHE MOVED WITH HER PARENTS TO GRASSY LAKE, ALBERTA IN 1917 WHERE SHE ATTENDED SCHOOL. IN 1927 SHE MARRIED ALVIN JESSE JACOBSON IN VULCAN AND TOGETHER THEY FARMED NORTH OF TOWN, UNTIL ALVIN’S DEATH IN 1966. LENA SOLD THE FARM AND MOVED TO CALGARY TO BE WITH HER DAUGHTER, CLARA, WHO DIED IN 1971. LENA BECAME VERY ACTIVE IN THE HILLHURST COMMUNITY SENIORS ASSOCIATION. SHE ENJOYED DANCING, SHOPPING AND PLAYING IN THE KITCHEN BAND DURING THE MID 1970’S SHE MET MIKE BANDURK WHO BECAME HER COMPANION UNTIL HIS DEATH. IN 1993 LENA MOVED INTO THE CHINOOK INTER CARE WHERE SHE HAS RESIDED SINCE. SHE ENJOYED PLAYING BINGO AND MANY ACTIVITIES UNTIL SUDDENLY SHE BECAME ILL.
LENA IS SURVIVED BY A BROTHER LEO (HAZEL) ELL OF LETHBRIDGE, A SISTER CHRISTINA SOUTHGATE OF CALGARY, NUMEROUS NIECES AND NEPHEWS.
LENA WAS PREDECEASED BY HER HUSBAND ALVIN, SON NORMAN, DAUGHTER CLARA, THREE BROTHERS AND THEIR WIVES JOHN (HELEN), LAURENCE (BARBARA) AND ROY, FIVE SISTERS AND THEIR HUSBANDS MARY (PETER) WEIGEL, HELEN (VERN) ROSE, JULIA (HENRY) HILL, KATIE (JIM) SCOTT AND BARBARA (TONY) KLEIN AND HER PARENTS.
FUNERAL SERVICE MONDAY OCTOBER 2, 2000 AT 1:30 P.M. AT THE VULCAN UNITED CHURCH WITH REV. LORRAINE POWELL OFFICIATING.
INTERMENT VULCAN CEMETERY.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, TRIBUTES IN LENA’S MEMORY COULD BE MADE TO THE CHARITY OF YOUR CHOICE.
ARRANGEMENTS IN CARE OF VULCAN FUNERAL HOME. DIRECTORS. TELEPHONE 1-403-485-2633. E-MAIL CONDOLENCES TO vulcanfuneralhome@hotmail.com.