Jacobs, William J. Age 83. At peace September 22, 2016. Loving husband of Virginia for 62 years. Beloved dad of Jeffrey Jacobs, Julie (Jim) Pilarzyk and Janet (Richard) Spaciel. Proud grandpa of Alyssa Pilarzyk, Jacob (Shelby) Spaciel, Jordan (Eric) Dinjer and Katy Pilarzyk. Great-grandpa of Sawyer Spaciel. In 1932, William was born and raised in Berlin, WI. Proud US Army Veteran. He attended MSOE and Marquette University receiving his engineering degree. In 1972 a partnership was established named JK Electronics. After 37 years, he retired from GM as a Senior Project Engineer. Private inurnment: Berlin, WI.