Marcia Louise Yorke

Marcia Louise Yorke

Sunrise Jan. 19, 1938 - Sunset Nov. 13, 2023, Corona, California Marcia Louise Yorke (Jacobson) passed away peacefully with her children by her side on November 13, 2023, in Riverside, CA at the age of 85. She was born January 19, 1938, in Chicago, IL to Isidore Jacobson and Goldie Jacobson (Magid). In 1965 she married Robert Yorke, and had two children, Lisa, and Jeffrey. Mom was a dedicated elementary school teacher before and after marriage, having gone back to work for Riverside County Schools once her children reached school age. It was an occupation she loved, and she enjoyed teaching and guiding her students so much. She concluded her own education by earning her master’s degree in education from La Verne University in La Verne, CA. She retired in June of 2004 and continued to influence and help school kids as a volunteer teacher’s aide for many years. She loved spending fun time with her grandchildren, and she enjoyed knitting, classic movies, and meeting for lunch with her wide circle of friends on weekends. When she was a child, Mom’s family would visit the Jacobson grandparents’ farmhouse in Mt. Olive, Illinois, where she and her big brother Bailey would climb trees, play in the fields, and talk to the noisy chickens with their good friend Bobby Kotchmer. In her high school years Mom enjoyed long fishing trips with her family, seeing her cousins, and trading practical jokes with her brother and his friends. They had a parakeet who somehow knew some naughty words. It was a serious family affair when her parents sat her and Bailey down at the table and asked who’s been teaching him those words? She is survived by her daughter Lisa Williams (Lenny), son Jeffrey Yorke, granddaughter Aubrianna, grandson Dylan; brother Bailey Jacobson (Ruthie), niece Shari Hanson (David), nephew Ron Jacobson (Mary); and many cousins, grandnieces and nephews, and friends and colleagues. We are gathering to honor and celebrate her life on December 9, 2023, at Canyon Crest Country Club, 975 Country Club Drive, Riverside, CA 92506: # 951-274-7900 starting at noon in the Lakeview Gallery. Buffet will be served.