Mary Anne E. Jacob, 90 years of age, of Concordia, formerly of Clyde, passed away Monday, September 17, 2012 at Cloud County Health Center in Concordia. She was born on July 26, 1922 in Clyde to Walter and Elva (LeSage) Dunphy. Mary Anne graduated from Clyde High School in 1940. Leaving Clyde, she worked at various jobs in Manhattan and Wichita before joining the U.S. Women's Army Corp on October 1, 1948. She worked as a Medical Secretary at Letterman General Hospital in San Francisco until her discharge in 1950. While in California , she married Glenn M. Jacob on December 10, 1949. She accompanied her husband, a U.S. Airman, to Germany and the Island of Guam . Returning to California , Mary Anne became an Accounting Technician for the Civil Service in 1959. She was working for N.A.S.A. when she was transferred to Albuquerque , New Mexico in 1972. Her husband, Glenn, passed away in Albuquerque on October 5, 1984. After her retirement from Civil Service, she returned to Clyde in 1992. Mary Anne then resided at Marquis Place in Concordia in August of 2002 until moving recently to Mount Joseph Senior Village in Concordia.

Mary Anne is survived by her brother, William "Bill" Dunphy and wife Emma of Manhattan; sister, Eloise Spurgeon of Wichita; brother in law, Eldon Bergstrom of Clyde; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Glenn; and 3 sisters, Rita LeCuyer, Catherine Marcotte, and Gertrude Bergstrom.

Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM Friday, September 21, 2012 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Clyde with Rev. Larry Letourneau officiating. Inurnment will be held at a later date in the Santa Fe National Cemetery in Santa Fe , New Mexico . There will be no visitation. Memorials are suggested to St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Clyde in care of the funeral home.