Ethel H. Gonzalez Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Ethel H. Gonzalez of Villa Rica, Georgia, born in Paterson, New Jersey, who passed away on April 2, 2022 at the age of 97. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Henry Garrett and Hermina Stolk Lobbregt; her former husband Harold Oakes (Bud); her husband Charles J. Gonzalez; her daughter Sue Jarrett; and her son-in-law Alan Shipp.
She is survived by: her children, James Harold, Susan (Sue) and Jeanne Shipp; her son-in-law Larry Jarrett; her grandchildren, Benjamin Paul Jarrett (Angela), Leigh Shipp Muniz (Daniel), Kathryn Shipp Rhyne (Joe) and Emily Jarrett Brown (Matt); and her great grandchildren, Olivia Mae, Luke Henry, Aaron Shipp Muniz, Joseph Adam Jr. and Virginia Elise Rhyne.
Until the pandemic closed classes at Sportsplex in Carrollton, Ethel was attending exercise at least three times a week and enjoying birthday and holiday outings with the many dear friends she made there. She said she had lived through The Great Depression and several wars, but she had never known anything like the isolation COVID-19 forced on us all.
In lieu of flowers, please make a contribution to First Presbyterian Church, Villa Rica, or to Samaritan's Purse.
