Funeral mass for Albert Gus Jacobi, 88, Sterling, will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Sterling, with Rev. Prakash Madineni, Pastor officiating. Mr. Jacobi died Monday, September 10, 2012, at his residence. Burial will be in the Sterling Cemetery under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Fletcher. A wake service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home chapel. Mr. Jacobi was born May 11, 1924 to Albert and Mary Hendricks Jacobi on a farm 2 miles northwest of Sterling, Oklahoma. He attended the Catholic School at Sterling through 2nd grade and then attended Sterling Public School through 11th grade. He later volunteered for the U.S. Army, entering on December 20, 1943 during World War II. He was sent to the Pacific Theatre after basic training. He was wounded in action on April 19, 1945 on Kakazu Ridge on Okinawa. After undergoing surgery at the field hospital to remove shrapnel he was transferred to the Mercy Hospital Ship off the coast of Okinawa, then later to the Army hospital on the island of Saipan. After recovery, he rejoined his unit on Okinawa. After the war ended his unit was airlifted to Japan as an occupational force. During his service he was awarded the Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal and the Combat Infantry Badge. His final rank was Platoon Sergeant. He was honorably discharged from the Army on February 11, 1946. He was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Sterling. In the spring of 1946 he started his own farming Operation and married Lois Helen Sanders on April 12, 1947. They lived one mile west of Sterling. In the fall of 1948 they moved to a farm southeast of Sterling to the Denton Community where he was still farming at the time of his death. He is survived by his wife, of the home; five sons and daughters in law, Eddie and Jackie Jacobi, Lawton, Charles and Cordelia Jacobi, Lawton, Michael and Cheryl Jacobi, Rush Springs, Rick and Karen Jacobi, Marlow and Roger and Ramona Jacobi, Edmond; two daughters and sons in law, Judy and Lee Milam, Sterling, and Cheryl and Bill Eary, Fletcher; 21 grandchildren and their spouses, Greg and Staci Jacobi, Nancy Jacobi, Jenny Jacobi, Keith Jacobi, Randall and Jennifer Milam, Helen and Jason Mansel, Jeffrey and Susan Milam, Brad and Keila Milam, Monte and Leah Eary, Russell and Amanda Eary, Brian and Katy Jacobi, Travis and Jessica Jacobi, Melia Jacobi, Jacob Jacobi, Jed Jacobi, Joseph and Rachelle Jacobi, Monica Jacobi, Madeline Jacobi, Jessica Jacobi, Justin Jacobi and Juliana Jacobi; 21 great grandchildren, Dusty Jacobi, Ricky Thompson, Hannah Jacobi, Sadie Jacobi, Kayla Bell, Brock Milam, Cole Milam, Brayden Milam, Kinley Mansel, Gavin Mansel, Levi Mansel, Grace Milam, Katie Milam, Cooper Milam, Colson Warden, Adrienne Warden, Eden Eary, Norah Eary, Avery Jacobi, Emma Jacobi and Jolee Jacobi; two sisters, Anna Capuccio, Elgin, and Nellie Fehring, Lawton; three brothers, Andrew Jacobi, Oklahoma City, Johnny Jacobi, Duncan, and Edmond Jacobi, Fletcher; many nieces and nephews. His parents and a brother, Frank, preceded him in death.