Garth W. (Jake) Jacobi

Garth W. (Jake) Jacobi of Whitefish, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 23, at the North Valley Hospital in Whitefish of natural causes. He was born Oct. 15, 1926 in Whitefish, the only son of Chris and Lillian Jacobi.

Jake loved the outdoors, hunting and fishing. After he retired in 1988 as a business manager for School District 6 in Columbia Falls, Jake set out on a personal mission, to take a timbered piece of land he had grown up on, and carve it into a beautiful piece of heaven. His mission was completed and it is there that he is survived by his loving wife of 56 years.

Jake married Beverly Ann Drake on July 16, 1948 in Havre. He is also survived by five children : Karen and her husband, Jesse; Greg and his wife, Sandy; Patti and her husband, Todd; Steve and his wife Roxanne; Chris and his wife, Teressa; six grand children and four grandchildren. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4 at the Austin Funeral Home in Whitefish with Rev. David V. Kauffman officiating. Memorials may be made to Hospice.