Martha Jacobsen

Martha N. Jacobsen

November 13, 1919 – July 31, 2016

Martha Naomi Jacobsen, was born Martha Naomi Watson on Nov. 13, 1919 at Ellensburg Washington. She passed away peacefully at the age of 96, on July 31, 2016, with her family by her side.

She grew up on an Ellensburg farm, the oldest of 12 brothers and sisters. She was a hard worker. She moved to Seattle after high school where she became a nurse, and eventually meet and married Gilbert Jarle Jacobsen — her husband of 70 years. She was a tenacious loving mother.

She is survived by her son, Christopher George Jacobsen.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Gilbert, and daughter, Lisa Ann.

The printed song “Each Life That Touches Ours for Good” is a tribute to her life and the God she believed in.

Funeral Services are set for 1 p.m. Oct. 1 at Bethany Lutheran Church on Bainbridge Island.

Each Life That Touches Ours for Good Hymn #293

Each life that touches ours for good

Reflects thine own great mercy, Lord;

Thou sendest blessings from above

Thru words and deeds of those who love.

What greater gift dost thou bestow,

What greater goodness can we know

Than Christlike friends, whose gentle ways