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Huron Daily Tribune
March 21, 2001

                             JACOB SHARPSTEEN
           JACOB F. SHARPSTEEN, 97, died Saturday, March 10, 2001, at
           Brian's House in Essexville.  He was born at 31 E. Sharpsteen
           St. in Sebewaing on Sept. 10, 1903, to the late FREDRIC
           DAVID and MATILDA (ROBERTS) SHARPSTEEN.  His father was captain
           of the schooner Hunter Savidge which sank 5 miles northeast of
           Point Aux Barques lifesaving station on Lake Huron on Sunday,
           Aug. 10, 1899. There were five lives lost including his first
           wife, ROSA.  JACOB attended the Immanuel Lutheran School in
           Sebewaing from 1910 to 1914, and then through the eighth grade
           at the public school. He graduated from Coyne Electrical School
           in Chicago in 1922. His first job was with the Village of Sebe-
           waing in 1923 when they changed from direct to alternating
           current. A new power house and generator was installed, new
           power lines and boulevard lights, the first in Sebewaing. In
           1925 and 1926 he was an electrician at the Packard Motor Car
           Company of Detroit before starting his own business, Sharpsteen
           Electric in Sebewaing, which he operated until 1964. He later
           was employed as the electrical contractor at Michigan Sugar
           Company at Caro, Carrollton and Sebewaing plants until he re-
           tired in 1975.  He married ROSAMOND ACKERMAN on June 30, 1926.
           He was later married to GLADYS HEMERLINE in 1964. She preceded
           him in death in 1972.  JACOB was a member of Trinity United
           Methodist Church in Sebewaing.  He is survived by one daughter,
           BEVERLY DRESSLER and her husband, VICTOR, of Sebewaing; one
           daughter-in-law, PHYLLIS SHARPSTEEN of Sebewaing; one step-son,
           LOREN HEMERLINE of Saginaw; one step-daughter, Althea Boll of
           Alliance, Ohio; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; one
           great-great-grandchild; one sister-in-law, PEARL SHARPSTEEN of
           Sebewaing; and several nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in
           death by two sons, infant JACOB EALY SHARPSTEEN and FREDERIC
           SHARPSTEEN; one brother, ROBERT SHARPSTEEN; one half-brother,
           OLIVER ROBERTS; and one stepson, CALVIN HEMERLINE.

           Cremation took place at Sunset Valley Crematory in Bay City.  A
           Memorial Service will take place at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March
           13, 2001, at Trinity United Methodist Church in Sebewaing with
           the Rev. RAY MCGEE officiating. Inurnment will take place in
           Memorial Park Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 9 a.m. on
           Tuesday until the time of service at the church.  In lieu of
           flowers, the family has requested memorials be made to Brian's
           House.

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