Helen Elizabeth Jacobs

Helen Elizabeth Jacobs was born on March 25, 1922 in the town of Canton, Ohio. She was the daughter of William C. Jacobs and Delia M. Jacobs. The Jacobs had one daughter and one son - Ronald W. Jacobs. Her father was a successful mortician. She told many amusing stories about being raised in a mortuary. Like most Americans, the Jacobs family experienced hard times during the Depression and during World War II. Unfortunately, after her brother's plane was shot down, Ronald spent a few years in a prisoner of war camp in Germany.

Helen first came to California during WWII with her best friend, Margaret Patten and lived in Santa Monica. They did their part for the war effort at McDonald Douglas manufacturing munitions. After the war, she returned to Ohio but came back to California for good in 1958. She worked long and hard for Industria Americana, National Car Rentals, Talcott Factors, United Factors, and Crocker Bank as a collections supervisor. She retired in 1987 from Manufacturers Hanover Bank.

She was a member of Eastern Star in Canton, Ohio. Helen was also a member of Beta Sigma Phi, Friends of the Glendale Library, and the Glassell Park Improvement Association. She was a member of the Glassell Park Seniors club with many neighbors and where she met many friends and served as the Vice-President.

Helen worked as a volunteer with Glendale Memorial Hospital for more than forty years. She served in the Alpha Unit, but mainly in the Gift Shop as a candy buyer. She also served on the Guild Board of Directors as well as editor of the Tattler.

She was a member of Wilshire Methodist Church and active with their Plymethians organization. She was a cat lover and shared many good memories of her cat Poopsie. Helen lived the last five years of her life at Solheim Senior Community in Eagle Rock where she reached one hundred years of age on March 25, 2022. She passed away peacefully on April 6, 2022.

Helen will be remembered as a good friend and neighbor to all.