Bernie Jacobson was born on Aug. 14, 1940. His proud parents were Paul and Frieda Jacobson. He grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, and liked to say he grew up playing on the rocks and cliffs that eventually became the site of Hallmark. He attended Paseo High School and joined the Coast Guard in 1959 as soon as he turned 18. He served as a hospital corpsman and left the Coast Guard in 1963. The years he spent in the service were very important to Bernie and he was so proud to have served his country.
He received a BS in Education from UMKC and taught the deaf and hard of hearing. He married Beverly Rosen on Sept 2, 1968, in Wichita, Kansas. Bernie and Beverly lived in Wichita for 18 years where he worked as store manager for Rosen Brothers Sporting Goods and Pawn Shop and raised their four children.
They were active members of Ahavath Achim Hebrew Congregation, and Bernie was a proud member of The Wagon Masters, a civic organization in Wichita. They returned to Kansas City in 1996 and Bernie worked part-time at Frank Ancona Honda in the service department. A natural born schmoozer, Bernie enjoyed meeting and helping customers. He formally retired 5 years ago.
He is survived by his wife Beverly, sons Jonathan, Tony and Nicholas, daughter Juliana, and her husband Dov and granddaughters Avigayl and Nava. He was predeceased in death by his sister Phyliss and his parents. Bernie will be remembered as a character, storyteller, and funny guy.
Contributions in Bernie’s memory can be sent to Kansas City Jewish Federation, Kehilath Israel Synagogue, the Brain Injury Association of Kansas, or the charity of your choice. Private family services will be held at Leavenworth National Cemetery. For Zoom graveside service information please email (Arr: The Louis Memorial Chapel 816-361-5211)
