This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own.

Neighbor News

Local Senior Celebrates 102 Year Milestone

Don Jacobson marked his birthday surrounded by friends and family at Franklin Place, an Anthem Memory Care community

Don Jacobson (center) celebrated his 102nd birthday with many of his 12 children.
Don Jacobson (center) celebrated his 102nd birthday with many of his 12 children. (Franklin Place, An Anthem Memory Care community)

A local senior recently marked his 102nd birthday with a celebration at Franklin Place, an Anthem Memory Care community. His Franklin Place friends joined some of his 12 children for the party at the community, located at 9201 West Drexel Ave., Franklin, WI.

The WW II Navy veteran was at tool and die maker at Allis Chalmers before retiring in 1984. Married for 65 years prior to his wife’s passing, Jacobson boasts 12 children and 29 grandchildren.

About Anthem Memory Care

Find out what's happening in Franklinfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Anthem's core purpose is to protect, engage, and love people living with memory loss and is committed to provide understanding and significance to people with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia. Anthem, based in West Linn, Ore., operates and develops memory care communities in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Ohio, Tennessee and Wisconsin. The company’s website is AnthemMemoryCare.com.

The views expressed in this post are the author's own. Want to post on Patch?

More from Franklin