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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Galen Hegge Jacobson
Galen Hegge
Jacobson
Apr 26, 1923 — Sep 21, 2017
Galen Hegge Jacobson's Obituary
Galen H. Jacobson, 94, of Drake passed away September 21, 2017, at the Minot Health and Rehab Center in Minot, ND.
Galen Jacobson, son of Reuben B. and Pearl E. (Hegge) Jacobson, was born April 26, 1923, at Drake, ND where he was raised and educated, graduating from Drake High School in 1941.
Following graduation from Drake High School, Galen filled wholesale warehouse orders for three years at C. H. Burch. From 1945 to 1962 he was employed in Drake by O.W. Fors Construction. Galen then joined the construction union and from 1962 to 1975 worked in Minot for Orheim-ALM Construction, followed by seven years with Benton & Voebrecht Constuction, also of Minot. After working for three and a half years building the gasification/power plant in Beulah, Galen retired in 1986.
Galen was very proud of Drake High School's 6-man football accomplishments in which he played halfback. The team claimed a state championship in 1938, posted a second-place showing in 1939 and nabbed a share of the title in 1940.
Galen served as alderman for the Drake City Council from 1977 to 1982 and was the mayor of Drake from April of 1982 to April of 1990. He was the sexton of the Drake City Cemetery for many years.
On August 28, 1944, he was married to Alice E. Burgemeister in Drake, where they raised five children and had resided since. Alice passed away Oct. 8, 2011.
He was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church of Drake.
Galen is survived by three sons, Duane (Lucia) Jacobson, of Leeds, Jim (Terri) Jacobson, of Great Falls, Mont., and Keith Jacobson, of West Fargo; two daughters, Judi Isaak, of Drake, and Mickey (Drew) Fonder, of Reynolds; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife Alice; his parents; his brother, Dewayne Jacobson; and his great-grandson, Calvin Galen Isaak.
Funeral: Wednesday, September 27, at 2 p.m., at Trinity Lutheran Church in Drake.
Burial: Drake City Cemetery
Visitation: Will be held Tuesday, September 26, from 3 to 6 p.m. at Bethke-Nelson Funeral Home in Drake.
Galen Jacobson, son of Reuben B. and Pearl E. (Hegge) Jacobson, was born April 26, 1923, at Drake, ND where he was raised and educated, graduating from Drake High School in 1941.
Following graduation from Drake High School, Galen filled wholesale warehouse orders for three years at C. H. Burch. From 1945 to 1962 he was employed in Drake by O.W. Fors Construction. Galen then joined the construction union and from 1962 to 1975 worked in Minot for Orheim-ALM Construction, followed by seven years with Benton & Voebrecht Constuction, also of Minot. After working for three and a half years building the gasification/power plant in Beulah, Galen retired in 1986.
Galen was very proud of Drake High School's 6-man football accomplishments in which he played halfback. The team claimed a state championship in 1938, posted a second-place showing in 1939 and nabbed a share of the title in 1940.
Galen served as alderman for the Drake City Council from 1977 to 1982 and was the mayor of Drake from April of 1982 to April of 1990. He was the sexton of the Drake City Cemetery for many years.
On August 28, 1944, he was married to Alice E. Burgemeister in Drake, where they raised five children and had resided since. Alice passed away Oct. 8, 2011.
He was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church of Drake.
Galen is survived by three sons, Duane (Lucia) Jacobson, of Leeds, Jim (Terri) Jacobson, of Great Falls, Mont., and Keith Jacobson, of West Fargo; two daughters, Judi Isaak, of Drake, and Mickey (Drew) Fonder, of Reynolds; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife Alice; his parents; his brother, Dewayne Jacobson; and his great-grandson, Calvin Galen Isaak.
Funeral: Wednesday, September 27, at 2 p.m., at Trinity Lutheran Church in Drake.
Burial: Drake City Cemetery
Visitation: Will be held Tuesday, September 26, from 3 to 6 p.m. at Bethke-Nelson Funeral Home in Drake.
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