The son of Edward Frederick "Ed" Jacoby and Iva May Mann, "Steve" and 3 of his brothers served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II.

Steve was wounded in Saipan on 17 Jun 1944. He was hospitalized for 10 months.

Steve's brother, Robert, was killed in action on 30 Jul 1944 while serving in France.

2 other brothers, Jake and Jack, also were members of the military during World War II. Jack was stationed in New Guinea and the Philippines. Jake was wounded on 16 Feb 1946 while serving with the 33rd Infantry Division in Luzon.

After the war, Steve married Russola J. French on 14 Dec 1945 in Wood River, Madison County, Illinois. They were the parents of 1 child.

Steve was the chief of police in Hartford, Illinois for 28 years. He retired in 1976.

His hobbies included fishing and hunting. He belonged to the South Roxana American Legion.

At the time of his death at Alton Memorial Hospital, Steve was 84 years, 7 months and 21 days old.

He was survived by his wife, Russola; 1 daughter; 2 grandchildren and their spouses; and 1 great-granddaughter.

In addition to his parents, Steve was preceded in death by all 11 of his siblings--5 brothers, Robert, Wendell, Neal, Kenneth and Delbert Jacoby; and 6 sisters, Faye Robinson, Mary Lovell, Helen Barr, Esther Steele, and 2 infants.

Visitation was held on 04 Oct 2007 at Marks Mortuary in Wood River, Illinois. Masonic Lodge 1062 rites were performed at 7 p.m. Funeral services were conducted at the funeral home at 10 a.m. the following morning.

The family requested that memorials, if desired, by made to BJC Hospice or Southwestern Illinois Dialysis Center in East Alton.

Children: 1 daughter.

Father of:
(Living) Jacoby Brawley

Steve's siblings:
Esther May Jacoby Steele
Neal Frederick Jacoby
Faye L. Jacoby Robinson
Wendell M. Jacoby
Helen M. Jacoby Barr
Robert Franklin Jacoby
Mary Louise Jacoby Lovell
Kenneth W. "Jack" Jacoby
Delbert M. "Jake" Jacoby
Infant Daughter Jacoby
Infant Daughter Jacoby