Born in 1930 in Williamstown, New Jersey, to Edwin Kirk and Rachel Julia Adams, Jean tiny at birth, was incubated on the warm oven door, not really expected to survive. Consequently Jean Adams didn’t receive a middle name.
The family moved to San Diego, California in 1935. She eventually met Harry Earl Shoberg, a sailor from Oregon, and they married in 1951.
Jean was twice married and twice widowed. Harry E. Shoberg died in 1969, and Robert F. Forsyth died in 1991.
Jean is survived by her 3 children:
Debbie Adele Shoberg Garbe (Cecil)
John David Shoberg (Pamela)
Julie Amy Shoberg
2 Stepchildren:
Robert Forsyth
Barbara Forsyth Zilmer
6 Grandchildren:
Molly Jean Garbe Shelton (Micah)
Brooke Emily Garbe Hailey (Caleb)
Rachel Marie Shoberg Hendershot (Logan)
Harrison Alexander Shoberg
Abbie Kristine Shoberg
Cody Robert Zilmer
2 Great Grandchildren:
Carson Manville Garbe
Preston Andrew Shelton
She will be deeply missed.
To we who loved her … Jeans middle name was perseverance!
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