Marlene Jacobson, 83, of Columbus, Nebraska, died Sunday, October 31, 2021 at Emerald Care & Rehab in Columbus.

The funeral service will be held on Thursday, November 4, at 10:30 AM, at Immanuel Lutheran Church with Rev. Patrick Sparling and Rev. Chris Ramstad officiating. Visitation will be on Wednesday, from 5:00 - 7:00 PM at Gass Haney Funeral Home and continue on Thursday, from 9:30 AM until service time at the church. Interment will be in Roselawn Memorial Cemetery. The funeral service will be broadcast live on the Gass Haney Facebook page.

Marlene Joyce Jacobson was born on November 26, 1937, in Shelby, Nebraska, to Rudolph and Ruth (Fischer) Siffring. She attended a rural school near Rising City, Nebraska until the family moved to Columbus, where she attended Immanuel Lutheran School and later graduated from Kramer High School in 1955. On June 6, 1959, Marlene was united in marriage to Dwaine Jacobson at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Columbus. Through the years, she worked at Jack's Café, Dale Electronics, Daylight Donuts, and Y-Knot Drive In before leaving the work force to babysit her grandchildren. Marlene especially enjoyed the annual fishing vacation to Minnesota that the family took for over 40 years.

Marlene is survived by:
Husband: Dwaine Jacobson of Columbus, NE
Son: Rick Jacobson of Columbus, NE
Daughter: Denise (Chuck) McCarthy of Columbus, NE
Granddaughter: Amanda (Calen) Staub of Columbus, NE
Great Grandchildren: Jacob, Shelby, & Addison Staub
Grandson: George (Samantha) McCarthy of Monroe, NE
Great Granddaughter: Beverley McCarthy
Sister: Janet Siffring of Columbus, NE

Marlene was preceded in death by:
Parents: Rudolph & Ruth Siffring
Brother: Dennis Siffring