Mary M. Jacobs, age 85, of Verona passed away on Friday, May 18, 2018 at Four Winds Manor in Verona. She was born on August 1, 1932 to her parents Steven and Nelle (Fairhurst) Matthews in Ohio. On December 5, 1964 Mary was united in marriage to Austin Jacobs at St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church in Verona. Mary taught at MATC for over ten years and worked for the Census Bureau. Mary's volunteer life included her lifetime commitment to involvement with Girls Scouts as a leader and an instructor to other leaders. She was a voracious reader and also shared her talents of knitting and crocheting with others. Mary enjoyed the RSVP Group Hometown Helpers, where she served as the group leader for 11 years. She was awarded the President's Lifetime Achievement award for logging more than 4,000 hours making hats, mittens, scarves and much more for people in need in Dane County.

Mary is survived by her husband Austin Jacobs, daughter Karen (Tom) Larson, son John Jacobs, grandchildren Rachel and Sarah Larson and Clara, Gabriel and Genevieve Jacobs. She is further survived by a brother Horton Matthews, brother-in-law and sister-in-law Ralph and Betsy Jacobs, sister-in-law Marge Jacobs, nieces, and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers-in-law David Jacobs and Paul Jacobs, and sister-in-law June Matthews.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 25, 2018 at the Becker-Beal Funeral Home, 109 Greenway Cross, Belleville, WI.

A gathering of relatives and friends will precede the memorial service from 10:00 a.m. until time of services on Friday at the funeral home.

A memorial fund has been established.