Joan P. Gobert, 88, died Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Mount Dora, Fla.
Joan was born in Meadville, Pa., on Nov. 22, 1935, to the late Coyt Henry and Ethelyn Wilkes Henry. After graduating from Meadville High School, she earned her registered nursing degree at Meadville City Hospital School of Nursing in 1956. Her nursing career was long and varied, including in the emergency room, as a company nurse and at a nursing home, but the majority of her career was at the office of pediatricians: Dr. Marshall Feeley and Dr. James Skinner in St. Joseph. She retired from the Area Agency on Aging in St. Joseph where she traveled Berrien, Cass and Van Buren counties, visiting and caring for the needs of her clients.
Joan was a faithful believer in Jesus Christ and was an active member of Stevensville United Methodist Church for more than 40 years. She was also a long-time member of PEO – an organization that provides scholarships to women for higher education – where she served as chapter president.
She diligently studied the Bible and helped others do the same as a discussion leader with Bible Study Fellowship. Joan also joined the Myrtle Rebekah Lodge 60 at the age of 18. You would often find Joan reading a book. She loved to read and never left the house without a book in her hand. She also loved to sew, cross stitch, crochet and quilt. She created many beautiful handicrafts that she gave to her family and friends or to decorate her church. She played bridge every month for more than 30 years with the same group of friends.
Joan is survived by a son, Kerry “Chip” Gobert (Barb) of Lake City, Mich., a daughter, Karen Gobert of Mount Dora and a grandson, Keegan Gobert (Alysse) of Hillsboro, Oregon.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William Gobert to whom she was married for 52 years; a sister, Margaret Bortner and a granddaughter, Taylor Ann Gobert.
A celebration of life service will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5, at Stevensville United Methodist Church, 5506 Ridge Road, Stevensville, MI, 49127. Friends may visit with the family on Thursday from 10 a.m. until the time of service. The burial will take place in Hickory Bluff Cemetery.
A special thank you to Sharon at hospice care in Mount Dora and the staff at Springwater Memory Care who cared tenderly for Joan.
