Vila Dean Barney Jacobsen

Salina, Utah - Vila Dean Barney Jacobsen, our much loved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend, passed peacefully away March 7, 2012 in Gunnison, with her family and partner at her side. She was born to Byron Henry and Alice Mary Anderson Barney on May 23, 1926 in Elsinore, Utah, the eldest of three daughters. She married John A. Jacobsen on August 3, 1945 in San Francisco, California. He died December 26, 1985. She is survived by her daughter, Judith Schaugaard and her son-in-law, Rick Schaugaard; her son, Jeffrey England Jacobsen and daughter-in-law, Linda Jacobsen; her grandchildren, Lennette (Sam) Vigil, John Brett (Krista) Schaugaard, Joshua Jeff (Michelle) Jacobsen and Jordan Jacobsen; her great-grandchildren, Cruz and Savanah Vigil, Rylee and Dax Schaugaard, Mercedes and Gage Jacobsen; her loving partner, Tom Clark, with whom she enjoyed many good years; and two sisters: MaeRene and Doug Jorgensen; and Yvonne Thele, as well as many nieces and nephews who loved her very much. She was preceded in death by her loving husband and parents. Vila Dean and Johnnie spent many wonderful years in Southern California where they raised their family. They loved to go on camping and fishing trips together and enjoyed all that California had to offer. Vila Dean retired from the City of Whittier before moving back to Utah where she and Johnnie owned and operated the Safari Motel and Restaurant with their two children, Judi and Jeff. Vila Dean appreciated and enjoyed all of the employees who through the years made the Safari Motel and Restaurant such a success. Vila Dean enjoyed immensely spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, with whom she shared many happy days. She and her partner, Tom, shared a love of fishing in Utah's Lakes and enjoyed their many trips to Mesquite. Vila Dean told her family many times that she had a wonderful, happy life and that she wouldn’t have changed any part of it. She enjoyed her family and had the life she loved. Grave side services will be held Friday, March 16, 2012 at 1:30 P.M. in the Elsinore Cemetery. Friends may call for viewing at the Springer Turner Funeral Home, 150 East Main Street in Salina, Friday morning from 11:30 to 12:30 prior to the services. The family appreciates each kind word and thought expressed by everyone.