Orange County Register, May 8, 2008
Valois Jean Gilbert, was born in Ohio on February 15, 1930 and went to meet the Lord in her Costa Mesa home on April 30, 2008. She spent her childhood in Burbank, California, graduating from Burbank High School in 1947.
While attending Southern California College she met her husband Dean. They had two sons, Stephen and Gary. After college Jean and Dean both began teaching jobs in Costa Mesa. They built their first home there together in 1953. After retiring from teaching they devoted their time to traveling and doing missionary work in Papua New Guinea.
Jean was a tireless worker who spent hours gardening and canning, doing volunteer work with the women of her church, and lovingly serving her family which included 6 grandchildren, Adrianne, Rachel, Lauri, John, Judah and Hosanna as well as 2 great-grandchildren, Tristan and Rainer.
She loved boating and camping, traveling and sewing. She loved knitting and shopping for bargains. She loved to share her home and meals with others. She loved Jesus and her family and her life was an example to all who knew her. For all these things and all that she was she will be missed and remembered with fondness and love.
Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, May 6th at 11:00 a.m. at Harbor Lawn-Mt Olive Memorial Park in Costa Mesa (Harbor Blvd and Gisler Ave), followed by a 2:00 p.m. Memorial service at Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa (Fairview Rd and Sunflower Ave). Arrangements under the direction of Harbor Lawn-Mt. Olive Memorial Park and Mortuary in Costa Mesa.
