Edllie Jacobsen

Edllie “Boots” Joan Jacobsen, age 74, of Lac du Flambeau, WI died on Wednesday, July 28th at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield, WI in the presence of her loving family. Boots was born on February 27, 1936 in Racine, WI, the daughter of William and Edllie (nee Ingalls) McCarthy. She married William Jacobsen on February 9th, 1957 at Holy Communion Lutheran Church in Racine, WI. She graduated from St. Luke’s School of Nursing in Racine with a Registered Nurse degree in 1957. She worked at Lincoln Lutheran Home and Westview Nursing Home, and was a surgical nurse at St. Luke’s Hospital in Racine. The family moved north in 1973 to the S. C. Johnson Lighthouse Resort on Fence Lake in Lac du Flambeau where Boots worked as assistant to the supervisor. After retiring from Lighthouse Resort in 1987, she worked at Town & Travel clothing store in Woodruff and Golden Karat jewelry store in Minocqua. Serving others was an important part of Boots’s life. In Racine, she was a Big Sister, and after moving to Lac du Flambeau she became an E.M.T. with the volunteer ambulance service. She was also a member of the Fence Lake Area Improvement Association and the Lac du Flambeau Women’s Association. She enjoyed volunteering with the Northwoods Habitat for Humanity. Boots was very active in her parish, Calvary Lutheran Church in Minocqua, and she served as treasurer of the Women of the Church, WELCA . Boots was most known for her laugh. She loved playing games and reading, and was an avid Packers fan. Boots went all out every year for family Christmas celebrations, turning her home into a Christmas chalet. The beauty of a Fence Lake sunset was her vision of paradise on earth. Above all else, Boots loved her family. She is survived by her four children; Peter (Melissa) Jacobsen of Lac du Flambeau, WI; Lisa (Brian) Arntsen of Appleton, WI; Jana (Joseph) Bronoski of Sheboygan, WI; and Jennifer (Scott) Sevenich of Glendale, WI; 12 grandchildren: Kayla, Michael, Jonathan, Victoria, Hannah, Jacob, Donna, Isabella, Benjamin, Emily, Roman and William; as well as her sister, Pat Hagemann and brothers Don McCarthy and Jerry (Judy) McCarthy. Boots is further survived by her nieces, nephews, other relatives, and many friends too numerous to mention. She was preceded in death by her husband, William; her parents, William and Edllie; father-in-law, Jacob Jacobsen; mother-in-law, Wilhemina Jacobsen; brother-in-law Casper Hagemann; brother-in-law, Arthur Jacobsen; sister-in-law, Phyllis Jacobsen; and nephew, Kai Jacobsen. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, August 4th at 11:00 a.m. at Calvary Lutheran Church in Minocqua, WI with visitation from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service at the church. Burial will be at St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Woodruff, WI. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Cancer Society, Dr. Kate Lakeland Hospice or Calvary Lutheran Church.

Edllie Jacobsen

February 27, 1936 - July 28, 2010