BEVERLY JANE GILBERT
MARCH 23 1927 - MAY 7, 2014
Beverly Jane Gilbert, age 87, with her family at her side, died Wednesday May 7 at her home in Oakdale after a lengthy illness.
Born in Modesto to Charles and Florence (Pflaging) Stone, her family had just moved from Modesto to Oakdale - where she resided the remainder of her life except for two years in New York and Berkeley, California. She is survived by; her husband Bob Gilbert of Oakdale; her children Charles E. Gilbert of Chinook, WA; Robert T. (Jan) Gilbert of Oakdale; Terry Ann Gilbert of Woodland; David S. (Kristin) Gilbert of Oakdale; and Michael A. (Susan) Gilbert of Wilton; her grandchildren Jonah Lawrence Gilbert of Three Rivers; Christian Hartley Gilbert of Oakdale; Charles Robert Gilbert of Three Rivers; Ian Ross (Laurie) Gilbert of Riverside; Jared Scott Gilbert of Three Rivers; Diana Rachel (Chris) Costales of Santa Barbara; Elizabeth (Erik) Gilbert-Cotton of Oakdale; Shannon Beverly (Steven) Hayes of Ripon; Heather Louise (Reed, deceased) Welch of Oakdale; Gilbert B. (Christy) Tucker of Woodland, Emily Jane (Dan) Murphey of Woodland; Alexander J Ravetz of Chico; Holly K Ravetz of Johnstown, CO; Robert Davidson Gilbert of Oakdale; Inga Marie Gilbert of Oakdale; Samantha (Chris) Cahill of Hughson; Leslie M. Gilbert of Wilton; and Tanner David Gilbert of Wilton; her great grandchildren Aden L. Gilbert, Kayleigh Scarlette Gilbert, Nikolai Arri Thompson-Gilbert, Jack Kaleo Costales, Charlie Hokule'a Costales, Bradley Crawford Tucker, Chloe Murphey, Cecilia Elizabeth Cotton, Gianna Billie Cotton, Wyatt S. Hayes, Robert Christian Hayes and Ava Grace Underhill-Ravetz. She was predeceased by her parents, Charles and Florence Stone, her sister Betty Rydberg and her great granddaughter Emma Cotton.
While in High School she always worked, first as an usherette at the Oakdale Theater, then at the tomato cannery in Walnut Creek, next at the Pacific Pea Packing Company in Oakdale and as a senior at Kersten's Pharmacy. She graduated from Oakdale High School in 1945 and married Bob Gilbert that same year; the same week he returned from service in the war in the Pacific. She was known in Oakdale as the "Family Gilbert".
She was active in Cultus Club, the Oakdale Women's Club, the Saint Matthias Prayer Group, and enjoyed playing bridge and belonged to several bridge clubs. In later years she went on many cruises and traveled with her husband, Bob, and sometimes with other family members and friends.
Her life was always centered around family and friends. She provided wise counsel for her children and grandchildren and all of her "adopted" children, of which there were many. There was always room around the table for visitors at meal times.
A special thanks to Eva Mattos, special friend and loyal companion for over 30 years; to Dr. Edward Chock and his nurse Mimi Medlin; to Alice Taylor, RN; and to caregivers Ann King, Mercedes Nava, Naomi Nelson and many others for the loving and tender care provided to our beloved wife, mother and grandmother.
A viewing will be held Monday afternoon, May 12 from 2:00 to 6:00 at the Oakdale Memorial Chapel, 830 W. F Street, Oakdale. The funeral service will be 10:00 Tuesday morning May 13 at Saint Matthias Anglican Church, 101 South First Avenue, Oakdale with burial to follow at Oaklawn Cemetary 421 North Sierra Avenue, Oakdale.
In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to The Children's Guardian House, 246 West F Street, Oakdale, CA 95361.
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Published in the Modesto Bee from May 10 to May 13, 2014