SCARBOROUGH and NEW SWEDEN – Wilma Jacobs, 94, passed away March 6, 2014, at a health care facility in Scarborough. She was born Feb. 19, 1920, in New Sweden, the daughter of William and Edith (Thenser) Bengtson.
Wilma was a loving mother and grandmother. She loved painting and doing other arts and crafts. She was also a member of the Gustav-Adolf Lutheran Church in New Sweden.
She is survived by her son, Marvin Jacobs of Belmont; a daughter, Cynthia Lockwood and her husband, Doug, of East Boothbay; and many grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, Wilma was predeceased by her husband, Hollis Jacobs; and brother, William Bengtson.
Family and friends may call 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 12, at Lancaster Morgan Funeral Home, 11 Clover St., Caribou, where a funeral service will be held 11 a.m. with the Rev. Robert Smith officiating. Interment will be in the spring at Evergreen Cemetery. Online condolences may be expressed at www.lancastermorgan.com.
Wilma Jacobs
