Marilyn D. Jacoby
Marny
Marilyn “Marny” Louise (Donenwirth) Jacoby, age 93, peacefully passed away on October 23, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Marny was born on January 22, 1932, in Canton, Ohio and attended Ohio Wesleyan University majoring in both English and German, and graduated cum laude. Afterward, she was recruited and offered a position with the CIA and was also offered a full-ride scholarship in the Department of Psychology at the University of Chicago; she chose to marry her loving husband, Dale H. Jacoby, and start a family.
Throughout her life, Marny was an avid reader, inquisitive, dignified, a good listener, and liked to think about and discuss topics with objectivity. She was knowledgeable about a wide array of topics and liked to be challenged by ideas. She enjoyed singing, playing bridge, cooking, camping, painting, the outdoors, gardening, traveling, and flying with Dale. In addition, she loved baking from old family recipes, passing down stories about family history, and raising her four daughters.
Marny worked in a medical department at Ohio State University after college and always filled in at Dale’s dental practice whenever needed. She was passionate about serving and volunteering in her community and devoted time to help guide efforts at the Rossford Public Library, the Wood County Board of Mental Health, CCL, Rossford High School, her church, and with friends. Traits that were particularly strong in Marny were that she was always hopeful and positive in her outlook, particularly in times of adversity. Marny was kind, gentle, good-hearted, and lived a life that demonstrated the importance of ethics and morals.
Marny is survived by her four daughters: Anne Whiting, Jill Simon, Jennifer Jacobs, and Leslie Young, and has six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Marny was dearly loved by her family and friends and will be forever missed.
Charitable Organizations
If interested, charitable organizations that were important to Marny and Dale include:
North Raleigh Presbyterian Church (NRPC)
NRPC provided so much care for my parents when they were not as able to attend church after Covid. Their community outreach programs are a staple within Raleigh and provide so much care and productive outcomes.
Address:
11905 Strickland Rd, Raleigh, NC 27613
Phone: (919) 848-9529
https://www.northraleighpc.org/
Transitions LifeCare
Transitions Hospice Home was amazing and is a non-profit medical hospice. We were able to gather and stay with my mother the whole time she was there and volunteers provided food, quilts, and artwork for the patients and families and the care was stellar. Transitions provides care not only for adults but also children, offers free, specialized grief programs for patients and families, spiritual care, and other types of assistance. We had a fabulous experience that was both sad a times, but mostly joyful, in a lovely and gentle environment.
Address:
250 Hospice Circle, Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone: 919-828-0890
https://www.transitionslifecare.org/
NC Food Bank Organization
Both Dale and Marny valued of and supported the NC Food Bank, which serves 34 counties in Central Eastern North Carolina.
Address:
1924 Capital Blvd. Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone: 919-875-0707
https://secure.foodbankcenc.org