Adams 1985 Dana Jean (Selig) Jacobs

Aug. 24, 1967 - Jan. 13, 2017

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GOSHEN - Dana Jean Jacobs, age 49, of Goshen, was promoted to Glory on Friday, January 13, 2017 at Tenwek Hospital, Bomet, Kenya, East Africa. She was born August 24, 1967 in South Bend to Leslie and Beverly (Miller) Selig.

Dana was a graduate of John Adams High School. On July 27, 1991, she married Daniel Jacobs in South Bend.

Dana served at the Africa Gospel Church Baby Center alongside her husband Dan under World Gospel Mission. Dana's love for her own children and for the Children of Africa meant more to her than everything even though she had been through many years of trials with her health, and in the end truly gave her all for God's purpose. She will be loved, missed, and never forgotten. Our pain is only comforted by the fact that we know she is now with her Heavenly Father completely healed. All those around her knew how much she loved her husband and the rest of her family. She was a godly woman and a biblical example of what a wife and a mother are to be. She touched many lives around the world and her absence will be truly felt. Prior to becoming a missionary, Dana was a stay at home mom and home schooled her children. She was a member of the Nappanee Missionary Church.

Surviving is her husband, Daniel Jacobs; son, Carson Jacobs, Taylor University, IN; daughters, Talia (Bryson) Bauer, Goshen, Hope Jacobs, Ngata, Kenya; stepchildren, Nathan (Tiffany) Jacobs, Granger, Andrea (John) Garnett, Mishawaka; grandchildren, Elisabeth Mathis, William Garnett, Miriam Garnett, Audrey Lilly; parents, Leslie and Beverly Selig, Mishawaka; and sisters, Debbie (Bill) Cook, Wakarusa and Dawn (Terry) Powell, Dowagiac, MI. She was preceded in death by a brother, Douglas Selig.

Family and friends may call 2-4 and 6-8, Friday, January 27, 2017 at the Nappanee Missionary Church Chapel and 1 hour prior to the 10:00 am funeral service, Saturday, January 28th at Nappanee Missionary Church. Pastor Dave Engbrecht will officiate and burial will be in Chapel Hill Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be given to the AGC Baby Centre or Susan Komen Breast Cancer Awareness.

Arrangements are with Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee.

Published in South Bend Tribune on Jan. 16, 2017

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