Joan (Cooke) Shomberg
Marriages
William Shomberg - 1968
Burial Details
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 3D - February 23, 2020
Joan (Cooke) Shomberg, 87, of
Grand Junction, CO, passed away
peacefully Sunday, February 16,
2020, at Eagle Ridge Nursing
Home, surrounded by her loving
family.
Joan was born in 1932 in
Rochester, NY, to Mamie
(DeRouche) Riddell and
Maurice Cooke. She graduated from Irondequoit High School with
an award for Athlete of the Year. Joan continued her education at
Keystone College where she graduated in 1952. She and her high
school sweetheart married and had four children. In 1968 Joan
married her second husband, William Shomberg, and together they
raised eight children.
Joan was preceded in death by her parents and her husband. She
is survived by her and Bill’s children, Thomas Tanner (Doreen)
of Rochester, NH; Deborah Greis of Newport, RI; Terry Ferree
(John) of Apalachin, NY; Gretchen Sheehan of Houston, TX;
Joseph Shomberg (Beth) of Newport, RI; Tracy Berg of Grand
Junction, CO; Michael Shomberg (Terry) of Lansdale, PA, and Toni
Hochhalter (Keith) of Inverness, IL. She was a loving grandmother
to 15 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Whether in Rochester, NY; Duxbury, MA; Naperville, IL;
Daytona Beach, FL; Corinth, NY; or Grand Junction, CO, Joan
lived a full life filled with activities and people she loved. Over the
years she enjoyed being on the water, playing tennis, participating
in the Welcome Wagon, volunteering at her children’s schools,
leading Girl Scout troops, sewing, quilting, gardening, teaching
craft classes, antiquing, pets, playing games, shopping, decorating,
and entertaining. She had a passion for crafts and even started her
own craft business, JS Creations, in her mid-50’s selling decorative
lampshades and other miscellaneous items at craft fairs.
Joan always loved getting together with family and friends, and
made getting together and staying in touch a priority. She was a
positive and thoughtful person, always there to help friends and
neighbors in need with her friendly smile and caring nature. Joan
brightened many lives throughout her lifetime. She will be dearly
missed and forever in our hearts.
A private family ceremony is planned for a future date.
