Merla J. Jacobi

Cuba City, Wisconsin Merla Jean Jacobi, 87, of Cuba City, Wisconsin, died peacefully on June 22, 2014, at Southwest Health Center, Platteville, Wisconsin. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 26, 2014, at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Cuba City with Rev. David Flanagan officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 4-7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Casey Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Cuba City where the Catholic Daughters and parish wake service will be held at 3:45 p.m. Friends may also call from 9-10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home before the funeral mass. Merla was born on March 16, 1927, in Dubuque, Iowa, the oldest child of Wesley and Ida (Weydert) Theill. She married Carlisle Jacobi on May 27, 1947, at Nativity BVM Catholic Church. Carlisle and Merla farmed near Cuba City from 1947-1989. They retired in 1989 and moved to their new home in Cuba City. Carlisle and Merla were blessed with 67 years of marriage and four children. In January 2014, they moved to Park Place Assisted Living in Platteville, Wis. Merla graduated from Saint Clara Acadamy, Sinsiniwa, Wisconsin, in 1945. She went on to earn her teacher's certificate and taught at various Illinois rural schools. She is still fondly remembered by some of her students. She was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, St. Rose Altar Society and Catholic Daughters Court #4 for over 60 years. Merla enjoyed country music, gardening, bus trips, decorating her home, and most of all she enjoyed visits and family get-togethers with her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She truly loved her family and her church and will be sadly missed. Survivors include her husband, Carlisle; two daughters, Karen of Madison, and Mary Jo (David) Booth, of Cuba City; two sons, Mark, of Dearborn, Michigan, and Stephen (Carol), of Cedar Falls, Iowa.; two sisters, Charlene Hinderman, of Cuba City, and LaVonne Heitkamp, of East Dubuque; one brother, Mervin (Rosie) Theill, of East Dubuque; one sister-in-law, Ruth Theill, of East Dubuque; and many loving nieces and nephews. Merla had six grandchildren, Tara, Adam, Kelly, Nathan, Casey and Sheena, and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Wesley and Ida Theill; one brother, Wesley Theill, Jr; and two brothers-in-law Frank Hinderman and Jim Heitkamp. The family would like to thank the staff of Park Place Assisted Living and Southwest Health Center for their kind and compassionate care of our mother and the many neighbors and good friends for their acts of kindness and friendships throughout the years. A special thank you to Father Flanagan for his visits and prayers. Online condolences for the family may be left at www.caseyfuneralhome.net