Hilda Leona Jacobs

Hilda Leona (Baum) Jacobs age 90, of Gorham, Kansas, passed away on Monday, June 2, 2025, at the Wheatland Nursing Center Russell, Kansas.

She was born on June 21, 1934, in Susank, Kansas, to Andrew and Catherine (Schmidt) Baum. Hilda married Donald Jacobs on October 17, 1955, at Russell, Kansas. He preceded her in death on May 26, 2002.

She was a homemaker, and worked a number of years for LeReich Bridal. Hilda was a member of Saint Mary’s Help of Christians Catholic Church, served on the church parish council, served on the township election board, and was a member of the Gorham Daughters of Isabella, where she held numerous offices, and helped with many funeral dinners.

Hilda grew up north of Gorham and attended Gorham Schools, and was a 1952 graduate of Gorham Rural High School.

She enjoyed many social activities, playing cards, attending her children’s school activities, gardening, traveling, and shopping. She also enjoyed spending time with her local friends, celebrating their birthday lunches or taking day trips. Above all, she liked spending time with her immediate family and her many siblings and their families.

Hilda is survived by her children, Kimberly Pratt and husband, Wayne, Gorham, KS; Belinda Goodheart and husband, Tim, Overland Park, KS; Donovan Jacobs and wife, Tammy, Hays, KS; her grandchildren, Tracy Orndoff (Shawn); Aaron Pratt; Connor Jacobs; her great grandchildren, Chase, Jarah and Lane Orndoff; Alex and Evie Pratt; her brother, Jake Baum, Kingsville, MO; her sister, Lydia Kaufman and husband, Gary, Great Bend, KS; her sister-in-law, Carol Jacobs, Mead, CO.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Andrew and Catherine Baum; her husband, Donald Jacobs; her son, Jeffrey Jacobs; her brothers, Leo Baum; Edward Baum; Kenny Baum; Emil Baum; George Baum; her sisters, Helen Wolford; Mary Mermis; Josephine Shreve; Rosie Thompson; Margaret Bissett and Viola Brown.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 A.M. Monday, June 9, 2025, at St Mary’s Help of Christian Catholic Church, Gorham, Kansas with Celebrant, Father Damian Richards.

Burial will be in Saint Mary’s Cemetery, Gorham, Kansas.

A Gorham Daughter of Isabella rosary will be at 6:30 P.M. Sunday, at the church. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Sunday, and from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. Monday, at the church.

The family suggests memorials made payable to: Saint Mary’s Catholic Church or Saint Mary’s Cemetery Fund in care of Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary, 412 Main Street, Victoria, Kansas 67671.

Condolences can be emailed to clineschapels@gmail.com or left by guestbook at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com