Kip Jacobsen

Jeffrey Kip Jacobsen, age 65, of Alma, WI formerly of Bloomington, IL, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, July 26, 2025, at Gunderson St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Wabasha, MN. Kip was born July 18, 1960, in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the son of Jerrold and Susan (Jewell) Jacobsen. He grew up on the Cedar River and graduated from Cedar Falls High School in the class of 1978. After a few years at Winona State University, he received a bachelor’s degree in industrial technology from the University of Northern Iowa. On August 8, 1987, Kip was united in marriage to Dawn McCampbell in Cedar Falls. They made their home in Bloomington, Il and together they raised their two children, Ethan and Lindsey. Kip worked as a sales representative for School Specialty. Following retirement in 2016, he worked for CI Shooting Sports in Bloomington, IL. In 2023, Kip and Dawn moved to Alma, WI to the bluffs of the Mississippi River where he helped build his and Dawn’s dream retirement home. Kip had many hobbies and interests over the years… golf, scuba diving, coaching Ethan and Lindsey’s many sports teams, playing cribbage, watching westerns, hunting, fishing, camping, canoeing, and he was an avid competition shooter. Kip loved his family fiercely and valued his friends wholeheartedly. The annual canoe trip was an event he always looked forward to and was thrilled when the guys started bringing their kids. He never met a stranger, made friends easily and was loyal to them all. Kip is preceded in death by his parents, Jerry and Sue Jacobsen. He is survived by his wife, Dawn Jacobsen of Alma, WI; his son, Ethan Jacobsen of Cedar Falls; his daughter, Lindsey (Stephen) Van Gorp of Washington Court House, OH; his three grandchildren, Lincoln, Arie and Eden Van Gorp; his sister, Janet (Dick) Lakin of Cedar Falls; his brother, Kirk (Joey) Jacobsen of LaGrange, GA; and his brother-in-law, Shawn (Lisa) McCampbell of Florence, AZ. Memorial Services will be held at 11am Friday, August 1, 2025, at St Luke’s Episcopal Church in Cedar Falls. Visitation will be from 4-7pm Thursday, July 31, at Richardson Funeral Service in Cedar Falls, and also one hour prior to the service at church. Memorial contributions may be directed to the family.

Kip Jacobsen

July 18, 1960 - July 26, 2025