Louise A. Jacobs

DIXON – Louise Ann Jacobs, 71, of Dixon, passed away Monday, Oct. 31, 2016, at Serenity Hospice & Home in Oregon.

Louise was born May 8, 1945, at KSB Hospital in Dixon, the daughter of Paul and Mildred (Wernick) Gugerty. She graduated in 1963 from Newman High School. She received an associate degree from Mary Crest College in Davenport, Iowa. Louise married John E. Jacobs on July 3, 1965, at St. Anne Catholic Church in Dixon, where she was a lifetime member. Louise was a loving wife, mom, grandma, and great-grandma. She was a homemaker, and loved watching all their sporting events.

Louise is survived by her husband, John of Dixon; her children, Laurie Dewey of Dixon, John (Jane) Jacobs of Dixon, Barb (Ben) Rude of Sterling, and Joe (Frannie) Jacobs of Dixon; grandchildren, Melissa (Eric) Rasmussen, Kathryn (Tommy) Wilkinson, Eric Dewey, Braden and Grant Jacobs, Ryan, Jacob, Annie, and Ellie Rude, and Maddy Jacobs; great-grandchildren, Luke and Emma Louise Rasmussen; and one sister-in-law, Vicki Gugerty of Dixon.

Louise was preceded in death by her parents and siblings, Paul, Joan, and Raymond Gugerty.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today, with the rosary recited at
7 p.m. today at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon. The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. at St. Anne Catholic Church in Dixon, with the Rev. Antoni Kretowicz officiating. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Dixon.

Memorials have been established to St. Anne Catholic Church, Newman Central Catholic High School, and Serenity Hospice & Home in Oregon.

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