Floyd Jacobson

September 11, 1921 - November 7, 2011

Dr. Floyd Edward Jacobson went home to be with the Lord on November 7, 2011 in Moses Lake, Washington at the age of ninety. Floyd was born on September 11, 1921 in Seattle, Washington to first-generation, Swedish-Finn immigrants, Charles and Anna Jacobson. After graduating from Ballard High in 1940 Floyd enlisted in the US Navy. Following an honorable discharge in 1946 he attended the University of Washington Dental School. He was the first in his family to graduate from a University in 1957. Upon graduating, Dr. Jacobson and his wife Verna moved their family to Ephrata where he would practice dentistry for 42 years. He loved his God, He loved His family and he represented both well. With those same hands Dr. Jacobson reached out to those both near and far, serving on multiple medical missions in Haiti, Dominican Republic and Guatemala. Dr. Jacobson was also instrumental in welcoming Binh and Nhung Dang to the community. Such was his relationship; the Dang’s were knit into his family forever.Dr. Jacobson is survived by the love of his life, Verna, their children Sandra, Karl and Robert. He was preceded in death by his father, mother and his son Jon.