Emmalee Jensen Jacobs, 18, of Urbana, Iowa, died Monday, December 14, 2015, in Ames, Iowa. Family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. Friday, December 18, 2015, at the Center Point United Methodist Church. Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 19, 2015, at the Center Point - Urbana High School, conducted by Rev. Mike Ellson. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point.
Survivors include her parents, Bradley and Ann (Gerdes) Jacobs of Urbana, Iowa; siblings, Carlynn Jacobs of Waterloo, Iowa, and Dalton Jacobs of Ames, Iowa; grandparents, Jim and Alice Jacobs of Allison, Iowa, and Jim and Carole Gerdes of Monona; aunts and uncles, Brian (Susie) Jacobs of Allison, Iowa, Amy (John) Tharp of Waverly, Iowa, Gayle (Bruce) Mielke of Waterloo, Iowa, Lisa (Jeff) Woodman and Kurt (Darla) Gerdes, all of Monona; many cousins; and boyfriend, Cory Rhinehart of Center Point.
Emmalee was born on July 8, 1997, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, daughter of Bradley and Ann Jacobs. She graduated from Center Point-Urbana High School in 2015. Emmalee was co-valedictorian and was KWWL’s Best of the Class. In high school she was very active in volleyball, show choir and the math club. She worked at Kids Zone for after school care. Emmalee loved to read, watch scary movies, any popcorn especially cheesy cheesy popcorn, pickles and cereal. She also enjoyed picnics, watching family videos, walks, but most of all she loved to learn. She had a very caring heart and loved to make people laugh. Emmalee was currently a freshmen at ISU.