San Joaquin County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Schrobel, Betty H. February 14, 2005 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/obits/obitsca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cheryl Davis-Holman Cis1052@aol.com February 19, 2005, 1:25 pm The Record February 18, 2005 Stockton Betty H. Schroebel August 31, 1921 - February 14, 2005 Betty H. Schroebel, born August 31, 1921, passed away at home in Stockton on February 14, 2005, at the age of 83. Born and raised in Spokane, Washington, Betty was working at a bank when she met and later married Dr. Orval H. Schroebel, then an Army Air Corps major stationed in Spokane during World War II. After the War, they returned to Orv's hometown of Stockton. Betty was a homemaker, a mother, and an active community volunteer. A modest person, she never sought the limelight for her many contributions to the community, her friends and family. She served as a docent and trustee of the Haggin Museum for many years, where she happily spent much time on museum projects and helped with museum events. If anyone needed her help, she was there. An avid reader, especially of biographies, and a student of history, she enjoyed her years with the Nineteenth Century Club. Her summers were spent at the family lakeside cabin in northern Idaho. She was a volunteer docent at the lake's museum and she contributed to efforts to preserve the area's natural beauty. Never idle, in her spare time she would repair the cabin and dock, split wood, and tend to her garden of northwest native plants. Always self reliant, she assumed all the duties of maintaining her cabin, her home and garden, the family ranch near Milton and her other affairs after Dr. Schroebel's death in 1983. Betty was an accomplished cook and a gracious host. No one would want to decline a dinner invitation, and surprise guests were always welcome. If friends in need could not come to her, she brought her meals to them. Betty is survived by her son, Dan Schroebel, of San Diego; her daughter and son- in-law, Linda and Gary Christopherson, of Stockton, and her cherished granddaughter, Kelly Christopherson, of Sacramento. She also leaves her constant companion, her Labrador Retriever, Zoe. Any animal receiving Betty's attention was truly blessed. She was predeceased by her parents, Otto and Helen Olsen, her sister, Beverly Boone, and her brother, Billy Olsen. At Betty's request, there will be no public service. Please consider a donation in her memory to the Haggin Museum, 1201 N. Pershing Ave., Stockton, CA 95203-1699, or Hospice of San Joaquin, 3888 Pacific Ave., Stockton, CA 95204-1953. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ca/sanjoaquin/obits/gob5754schrobel.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/ File size: 3.0 Kb