Obituary of Edna Jacobsen

Edna C. Jacobsen passed peacefully on May 30th. 2012 at Far Horizons East Retirement Community, where she lived for the last 32 years and last 9 years with her loving son. Edna was born at home in a cold water flat to Harry and Margaret Shaw on January 19,1912 at 1429 Amsterdam AV. in Manhattan New York. She had six brothers and sisters, Frances, Margaret, Anne, Mae, Harry and Larry. Edna graduated Woods Business school in the late 1920's and went on to a carreer in accounting in Manhattan New York. She met Karsten O. Jacobsen in 1937 at Sunnyhill Farm Resort in the Catskills, while on vacation from New York City. The romance started but World War II got in the way of there plans.After arriving back from the war Edna and Karsten were married June of 1947 and there son was born November of 1950. They purchased a Laundromat business in the late 1940's in Brooklyn New York and built a summer home in Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey where they enjoyed many a good times with family and friends. In the late 1950's it was time to move from the city life and move to the country. First to Mahopac New York and then settling down in Wilton Connecticut to rase their son. Edna enjoyed socializing with there friends and family in the Wilton area. As retirement grew near Edna and Karsten moved west to Tucson Arizona where Edna's sister-in-law already resided and their son was close by in Scottsdale Arizona. Edna would lose her beloved hushand of 33 years to cancer in 1980 after only living in Tucson for about a year and never remarried. But as fate would have it, Edna's nephew, wife and family were transfered to the Tucson area which rekindled a warm caring family atmosphere for Edna which lasted right through to her 100th year. During her last 30 years in Tucson she enjoyed socializing with both family and friends. Trips by charter bus to see parts of the west, Death Valley, Northern Arizona, shopping in Mexico with friends and neighbors, lending a hand in raising her grandaughter and a few bus trips to Las Vegas and Laughlin with visiting east coast relatives which made for some interesting stories !!! Heaven will shine just a little brighter with her presence. She passed peacefully with her loving son by her side May 30th. 2012. Edna was preceded in death by her husband Karsten O. Jacobsen, four sisters Francis Bozzo, Margaret Clayton, Anne Dreps, Mae Rizzotto and two brothers Harry Shaw and Larry Shaw. She is survived by her son Paul Jacobsen, Granddaughter Meaghan Jacobsen and Great Granddaughter Emma Nolting and many, many nieces and nephews both in Tucson and the east coast. Edna's son Paul would like at this time to express his deepest thanks to the Coleman family, Mayfield Florist, friends and family members both in Tucson and the east coast, who over the years have shared many good times and memories with mom. Thanks for being part of her life. RIP