Roland Romeo Jacobs1

M, #33304, b. Sep 11, 1917, d. Nov 29, 2012
Father*Wallace Wesley Jacobs1 b. Oct 30, 1890, d. Feb 7, 1974
Mother*Alida Couture1 b. May 21, 1891, d. May 27, 1983

Family

Geraldine Olive Perron b. Dec 10, 1925, d. May 6, 2011
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*Sep 11, 1917 Roland Romeo Jacobs was born on Sep 11, 1917 at Pinacle-Nord, Brome-Missisquoi Region, Quebec, Canada.1,2 
 He was the son of Wallace Wesley Jacobs and Alida Couture.1 
Marriage*Jun 7, 1944 Roland Romeo Jacobs married Geraldine Olive Perron, daughter of Thaddeus Maurice Perron and Evelyn Louise Sharby, on Jun 7, 1944 at Richford, Franklin County, Vermont, United States.1 
Death*Nov 29, 2012 Roland Romeo Jacobs died on Nov 29, 2012, at age 95 at University of Vermont Medical Center (formerly Fletcher Allen), Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, United States.3 
ObituaryNov 30, 2012  OBITUARY: SWANTON – Roland Jacobs, age 95, passed away Friday, November 29, 2012 at the Fletcher Allen Health Care Facility in Burlington. He was born in Richford on September 11, 1917 the son of the late Wallace & Alida (Couture) Jacobs. Roland has been a resident of Swanton for the past 18 years and was a former resident of Richford, Berkshire, St. Albans and Connecticut. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and spending time outdoors. Roland married Geraldine (Perron) Jacobs on June 7, 1943 they were together for 68 years when she passed in 2011. Throughout his working career Roland spent more than 40 years farming. In his later years he enjoyed reading and gardening. He is survived by his son, Dennis Jacobs and his wife Simone of Richford; his daughter, Betty Benoit her husband Pierre of Franklin; his grandchildren, Roxanne Tanner and her husband Robert and their son David, Karen Jacobs and her children, Kayla & Kenyon, Jody Benoit and his wife Kathy and their children, Logan & Camryn, Laurie Benoit and her partner Keith Phelps and John Jacobs and his partner Diane Tatro and several nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, Roland was predeceased by his wife, Geraldine Jacobs; 2 sons, Robert & Gary Jacobs; and his siblings, Wesley Jacobs and Beatrice (Jacobs) Desmarais. A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, December 9, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Spears Funeral Home, 96 Dickinson Ave., Enosburg Falls, VT with Rev. Karl Hahr officiating. Interment will follow in All Saints Cemetery, Rt. 105, Richford. There will be no visiting hours. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Roland’s memory may be made to Martha’s Kitchen, 22 Kingman St., St. Albans, VT 05478.

Published in the St. Albans Messenger (VT) - Monday, December 3, 2012.3
 
Burial*Dec 9, 2012 He was buried on Dec 9, 2012 at All Saints Catholic Cemetery, Richford, Franklin County, Vermont, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 75883636.4 

Citations

  1. [S2194] Vermont - Marriage Record, online at Ancestry.com.
  2. [S69] Gravestones - Vermont - Richford - All Saints Cemetery.
  3. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  4. [S80] Gravestones - Death Cert Proof, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves, #19.
  5. [S1094] Vermont - Birth Record, online at Ancestry.com.
  6. [S627] Newspaper - NewsLibrary.com, online at NewsLibrary.com.

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