Melba C. Jacobson's Obituary
Our beloved Mother and Grandmother Melba Jacobson passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, October 28th, 2013 at the age of 91.She was born to Alfred and Adele Padreddii on December 18, 1921 in San Francisco. She was raised as an Italian Catholic in San Francisco with her older brother Alfred Padreddii. She married her beloved husband Leonard Jacobson in 1953 and they had two children. Together they ran the Vista Del Mar restaurant on Kings Mountain. After Leonard passed away unexpectedly in 1969, Melba and her children moved into their home at Henrik Ibsen Park where she continued to live happily with her friends and neighbors for 40 years.She is predeceased by her husband Leonard and brother Alfred. She is survived by her two children, Leonard and Charlotte, four grandchildren, Marisa, Brandon, Marlena, and Josselyn and three great-grandchildren.Funeral and burial services will be held at Skylawn Memorial Park on Saturday, November 2nd at 11am. A celebration of life to follow.
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