In Memory

Page McDonald (Jacobs) - Class Of 1955

Page McDonald (Jacobs)

Page McDonald Jacobs, 82, of Casa Grande, Arizona, peacefully passed away on May 16, 2019, after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease.

Page was born to parents Frank and Helen McDonald, on June 21, 1937, in Pasadena, California. Page attended UCLA and University of California, Berkeley for Nursing School. Following graduation, Page proudly served her country in the US Air Force as an RN where she earned the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. She was stationed at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio where she met and married her husband of 58 years, Major Norton Jacobs, DDS.

Page loved everything animals. She was a highly acclaimed equestrian in her younger days, riding Dressage and English. Page raised Arabian and Quarter horses, Welsh ponies, exotic sheep, angora goats, alpacas, miniature cows, donkeys, rabbits, cats, and dogs just to mention a few. 

Page is preceded in death by her husband Norton, and her parents. She is survived by her brothers, Jim, Jon, and Paul and their families. She was a loving mother to her three children, Heather, Cameron, and Jonathan; and proud grandmother of six grandchildren.

Page was an artistic and creative woman who was inspired to learn how to spin and weave wool, carve carousel horses, paint, make soap, and quilting. She was born a city girl who was truly a pioneer woman.

WordPress, July 2019