Paula Jacobson, 52, Kindred, ND died on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at her home. Paula Kay Nelson was born in Cooperstown, ND on Feb. 17, 1961 the daughter of Ardean and Kathryn (Kloster) Nelson. She earned a bachelor's degree in accounting at Moorhead State and her hospital finance degree from Concordia. Since then, Paula was employed by Lutheran Health Services and for over 25 years Paula worked at Blue Cross Blue Shield most recently as a re-imbursement analyst.