Jeffrey 'Jake' Jacobsen, 65

Jeffrey “Jake” Jacobsen, 65, died painlessly of a sudden heart attack May 4, 2012, right after winning a game of Pickleball.

Born in Webster City, Iowa, and raised in Lynwood, Calif., he was a graduate of Cal-Poly, Pomona. He moved to Newport in the ’70s and made his home in Hayden beginning in the ’80s. He worked as a carpenter, a Swift long-haul driver, and truck driver for the Coeur d’Alene Goodwill store for five years. He chose to retire to focus again on travel. During the winter of 2010-11 he drove his fifth-wheel trailer to Cabo San Lucas and back, camping along the way.

He enjoyed camping, landscaping, baking, hiking and frisbee. He especially enjoyed playing Pickleball with his brother Joel and friends at the Kroc Center, The Hub in Spokane Valley and at Stoneridge in Blanchard.

He is preceded in death by his parents and his brother, James of Lafayette, Calif.

He is survived by his brothers, John and wife Nancy of Lake Arrowhead, Calif., and Joel and wife Mercy of Newport, Wash.; sister-in-law Kathy; nieces Sophie Hinchliff and Hannah Hirst; nephews ,John, Scott, Andrew and Tim; and his ex-wife, Mary of Hayden. He last resided with his friend, Jennessa of Kelso Lake.

Jake said the most amazing thing he ever saw was the birth of his niece Sophie. Jake was known as the “favorite uncle” of the whole Jacobsen family.

Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home, Newport, Wash., is in charge of the arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guest book at sherman-knapp.com.