Arthur Jacobson

Arthur John Bud Jacobson, 40, died October 31, 2003 of a fatal gunshot wound. Funeral services will be Monday at 2:00 PM at Boelter-Eastgate Funeral Service, 200 W. Turnpike Ave., Bismarck, with the Rev. Darrel Aleson officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Saturday from 11 AM to 9 PM, Sunday from 1 PM to 9 PM, and Monday from 9 AM to 2 PM at the funeral home. Arthur was born October 20, 1963 at St. Alexius Hospital in Bismarck, the son of Adele Molly Murray and John M. Jacobson. He was raised in Wing, ND and the surrounding areas, moving to Bismarck in 1981. Bud attended school in Wing and got his GED at Bismarck Junior College. Bud worked for various construction businesses in Bismarck over the years, including Scherr Plastering. He worked with his brother, John, in off hours, doing odd jobs such as roofing, lawn care, snow removal and carpentry work. Bud enjoyed fishing, camping, and cooking, famous for his strudels. He was considered a McGuyver by his sister, Bonnie; there was nothing Bud couldn't fix. He also had a talent for art and loved to draw. Bud is survived by his mother, Adele Molly Murray, Bismarck; his father, John M. Jacobson, San Diego, CA; two sons, Theodore Teddy Jacobson and Ricky Jacobson, both of Portland, OR; four sisters and three brothers-in-law, Donalda Nel and Tom Sperle, Hazen, Linda and Jeff Moos, Lois and Tom Wolf, and Bonnie Schnooksie Murray, all of Bismarck; one brother and sister-in-law, John Sonny and Rabecca Becky Jacobson, Bismarck; nine nieces and nephews, Danita Sperle, Iraq, Andrea Sperle, Fargo, Jeremy J.J. Jacobson, Bismarck, Melinda Moos, Bismarck, Marie Wolf, Eden Prairie, MN, Thomas Wolf, Bismarck, Christopher Alyea, MT, Kristen Heinle, Bismarck, and John Jacobson, Jr., Bismarck; and two great-nieces, Shayla Sperle, Hazen, and Kyla Alyea, MT. He is also survived by several aunts, uncles, cousins, and his special friend, Ida Giesinger of Bismarck. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Alden Ole and Lena Olin; his aunt, Muriel Bauer; three uncles, Dick Linden, Alex Seibel, and Donald Flath; and one cousin, Rosemary Linden Bach. He will always be remembered, loved and missed.

Arthur Jacobson

October 20, 1963 - October 31, 2003