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Dec 17, 2020 9:44 AM Jacob “Jim” Voelker died peacefully on Sunday, December 13, 2020, at his home in Indiana, PA. Jacob was born on February 15, 1928 in Hammond, Indiana, to Jacob and Lucy Voelker. He grew up in Hammond right after the Great Depression. Although times were difficult, he enjoyed watching trains and a rare but occasional chocolate malt shake treat with his parents. As he got older, he worked in local steel mills during summers and enjoyed trips to nearby Chicago. Following high school, Jacob served in the United States Army as a medic and medical translator in Berchtesgaden, Germany. Returning to the United States, Jacob was the first person in his family to attend and complete college. Jacob studied History, German, and Education at St. Joseph College in Rensselaer, Indiana. He then taught History and German at Gregor Mendel High School and Carl Sandburg High School in the Chicago Area. Later, he completed a master’s degree in German at the University of N

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