Jacob Hiram Somers b. 28 Mar 1926 Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania d. 12 Aug 2006 Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

1926 - 2006

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Born	28 Mar 1926	Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Gender	Male
Baptism	31 Oct 1926	Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Baptism	Grace Evangelical Congregational
Died	12 Aug 2006	Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Buried	17 Aug 2006	Calvary Cemetery, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Person ID	I240620	Strausstown Roots
Last Modified	04 Dec 2015

Father	Jacob Hiram Somers, b. 30 Jun 1895, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania , d. 06 Dec 1971, Milton, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Mother	Edna Leora Berger, b. 20 Mar 1900, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania , d. 28 Oct 1981, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Married	15 Sep 1916	Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Family ID	F78818	Group Sheet

Sources

[S188] Pottsville Republican, 14 Aug 2006.
Jacob "Jake" Somers, Mechanicsville, left to be with Our Lord Saturday at Pottsville Hospital after a long and heroic battle with Parkinson's Disease.

Born in Schuylkill Haven, March 28, 1926, he was a son of the late Edna Berger Laughran and Jacob H. Somers Sr.

Jake was of the Protestant faith and attended Pottsville area schools before entering into the Merchant Marines. During World War II, his crew was involved in transporting our troops to the Normandy invasion and many other missions.

In his younger years, he was employed as a sign painter working for a company in Reading and his work could be seen throughout Schuylkill and Berks counties. His talent and love of art carried through his life. He was a lifetime member of Allied Artists with his works being shown in many of their art shows. He loved painting portraits and landscapes. Many homes are blessed with his work.

His love of music brought him great joy. He taught himself to play the organ and had many pleasurable hours playing and entertaining family and his many friends.

Along with his love of family, art and music, he had a passion for cars. He was the owner of Jake's Auto Sales until his retirement in 1988. He loved auto racing and helped his nephews in their quest by painting and lettering their race cars during the 1970's and 1980's at Schoentown and Big Diamond Race Tracks.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Nell, in 1979; two brothers, Howard, in 1973, and Bill, in 1997; a sister, Mary Brennan, in 1994.

Surviving are two daughters, Suzanne Kunkel, Mechanicsville, and Marty Kubilus, wife of Ed, Lake Wynonah; his loving companion of 27 years, Peggy Hoy; four granddaughters, Jennifer Bettinger, Suzy Kunkel, Brooke Blankenhorn, wife of Mike, and Lauren Kubilus; two great-grandsons, Austin Bettinger and Devon Krammes; several nieces and nephews, Diane Sisko, Sandy Spotts, Joan Hammond, Charlie Brennan, Bill Somers, Jim Somers and Dennis Somers.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday from Schlitzer-Allen-Pugh Funeral Home Inc., Sixth and West Market streets, Pottsville. Family and friends may call from 10 a.m. until time of service at the funeral home. The Rev. Sunny L. Stock will officiate. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, Grand Central Station, P.O. Box 4777, New York, NY 10163. Interment will be private and at the convenience of the family in Our Lady of Calvary Cemetery, Hillside.

"Pottsville Republican, The & Evening Herald", Pennsylvania, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com/doc/obituaries/obit/1138467217E23648-1138467217E23648 : accessed 4 December 2015)
Jacob Somers August 12, 2006