Alfred Nicholas Jacobson, age 97, passed away peacefully at home in his sleep on Dec. 26.
Mr. Jacobson, who was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Dec. 17, 1926, to Thomas and Sarah Jacobson, was a loving, devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.
He worked as an insurance underwriter for more than 40 years and was a member of the Knights of Columbus for over 50 years. He served as an electronics mate on a destroyer in the U.S. Navy during World War II, enlisting at the young age of 17.
Mr. Jacobson, who was a faithful member of Holy Rosary Church on Staten Island, N.Y., and Our Lady of Fatima Church in Alcoa, leaves behind his loving wife of almost 72 years, Grace Pittarelli Jacobson; his daughter, Christine Marie Coder (Christopher); and a son, Eric Francis (Paola).
He was preceded in death by his oldest son, Lawrence Jude.
A funeral Mass was celebrated at Our Lady of Fatima Church on Dec. 30.
