Joyce C. Jacobs

Joyce Levine Jacobs of St. Louis died peacefully on Friday, January 3, 2025. Joyce is survived by her three sons, Robert L. (Emily) Rosenfeld, Jr. and Thomas P. Rosenfeld of St. Louis, and Michael A. (Bettina) Rosenfeld of Altadena, CA, by six grandchildren, Louis Rosenfeld of St. Louis, Will Rosenfeld of Los Angeles, CA, Jeremy Smith, of Washington, D.C., Theo and Max Rosenfeld of Los Angeles and Abby Rosenfeld of St. Louis, by her sister Barbara Meyers of Chicago, by her former step-children Linda, Julie and Michael Jacobs, by her companion Don Oglander, by numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends, and by her beloved dog, Dude.

Born on October 14, 1932, in Louisville, KY, to Isadore and Evelyn Levine, Joyce was a 1954 graduate of the University of Missouri, where she received a BA in Journalism and was a proud Tiger Cheerleader. Later, in 1984, Joyce earned her Masters in Liberal Arts from Washington University. Joyce was an avid reader, writer and dog lover, taught English to Russian immigrants, was a Board Member at the Animal Protective Association, and was a devoted fan of St. Louis Cardinals baseball and Louisville Cardinals basketball. From 1999 to 2022, Joyce primarily lived on Sanibel Island, FL, where she had many friends and was a 22 year volunteer at the front desk of the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge.

Above all else, Joyce was devoted to her sons and grandchildren, spending most of her adult life reading to them, monitoring homework, volunteering as an Elementary School Nurse, and attending their various school activities, including football, basketball, baseball, wrestling and hockey games. Whatever the outcome, Joyce was an energized, unruffled, positive force, always with a smile, and a wonderful sense of humor.

Joyce will be missed.

Visitation Sunday, January 12th 10:00 at BERGER MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 9430 Olive Blvd followed by funeral service at 10:30. Interment follows at United Hebrew Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please consider making donations to the Animal Protective Association of Missouri, 1705 South Hanley Road, St. Louis, MO 63144, Get Involved - APA Adoption Center - St. Louis, MO or J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge, P.O. Box 565, Sanibel FL, 33957.