Annette Elaine (Fencil) Jacob passed away in Harrisburg PA on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
She was born in Butler PA on April 16, 1946, to Bertha Annette (Gibson) and William Henry Fencil.
She lived in Illinois, Pittsburgh and West Virginia, then returned home to Butler in 1980 to live the rest of her life. She graduated from Butler County Community College Magna Cum Laude with an associate’s degree in business administration and went on to complete her bachelor’s degree in communications Summa Cum Laude from Slippery Rock College in 1988, when
she was awarded senior woman of the year.
She was the beloved mother of Dawn Michelle Jacob of Lyndhurst NJ, Matthew N. Jacob (Brenda Wagner) of Mechanicsburg PA, and Robert E. Jacob (Ginene Buss Jacob) of Butler and the proud grandmother of Zachary N. Jacob of Mechanicsburg. She also leaves behind her much-loved niece and lifelong cohort Angela Elter, nephew James Elter (Sharon Rennick) of Flemington NJ, and Marie (Elter) Krizner (Mark) of Weston FL.
She was preceded in death by her sons David Garrison Jacob and Paul Joseph Jacob; and her sisters Maureen, Carol, and Nancy.
Annette had a lifelong love of reading and music and devoted many years to the primary Sunday School class at the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints. She also enjoyed dancing and had a brief stage career as a dancer and was editor in chief of her collegiate newspaper and yearbook.
Friends and family will be received on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, from 11:00am to 12:00pm, at Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, Inc., 124 East North Street, Butler, PA 16001.
A Memorial Service will be held at 12:00pm, on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, Inc., 124 East North Street, Butler, PA 16001.
A private interment will be held after.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Butler County Public Library, 218 North McKean Street, Butler, PA 16001, www.butlerlibrary.info/help-the-library
All who knew Annette are encouraged to share memories and upload photos to her unique remembrance page at www.thompson-miller.com.