Barbara Schone
October 13, 1940 - April 06, 2007
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Barbara Schone
October 13, 1940 - April 06, 2007
Obituary
Barbara Jean Schone, age 66, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, passed away peacefully on April 06, 2007 Good Friday at her home in Mission Viejo, California after a courageous three year battle with ovarian cancer. She was a twenty-five year survivor of breast cancer.
Barbara was born on October 13, 1940 in Kansas City, Kansas, one of four children to parents John and Anna Fabac. She attended Wyandotte High School and Kansas City, Kansas Junior College. She married her ‘high school sweetheart,’ Don Schone, on May 27, 1961 and together they moved to Downey, California. Barbara was part of Downey North American Aviation during the first moon landing. In 1970 they moved to the planned community of Mission Viejo, California with their two sons, Scott and Steve. She worked for Mission Viejo Company MVC, Public Relations-Community Development, from 1971 until her retirement in 1997.
Barbara devoted much of her retired life to volunteer work and historical MVC alumni projects within the community. On February 5, 2007, she was honored with the televised ‘Community of Character Award’ by the Mission Viejo City Council. Her close family and many MVC friends attended.
Barbara is survived by her husband, Don; sons, Scott wife Kathleen and Steve; grandchildren Andrew and Annaka; brothers, Bill and John Fabac of Kansas City, Kansas; sister, JoAnn Fabac DaSilva of Las Vegas, Nevada; sister-in-law Alice Schone Adams of Athol, ID; brother-in-law, Hugh Schone of Garden Grove, California and a nephew and four nieces in California, Kansas and Idaho.
Funeral Mass and services will be held Friday, April 13, 2007 at 10:30am at St. Kilian Catholic Church in Mission Viejo, followed by a luncheon reception to celebrate Barbara’s life at the Mission Viejo Country Club and then burial ceremony at Ascension Catholic Cemetery in Lake Forest, California.
Barbara Fabac Schone’s special qualities of kindness, consideration and devotion to family and friends will be dearly missed. She will be forever in our hearts.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
167 responses to Barbara Schone
Gerald Chuck Worthington says:
April 15, 2007
Don & Family,
Our sincere condolences and sincere best wishes. I haven’t forgoten the joint tasks with Barbara at KCK Juco and of course knowing her cheers in high school. And more recently, her contributions in helping us to locate our Wyandotte ’57 classmates. Chuck & Joyce Worthington
Jan Zlaket says:
April 16, 2007
Hi Don,
The funeral was beautiful, a perfect send off for our Barb. Everyone loved the video, it was truly a story of two young people who met in high school, fell in love, married and stayed together for 46 years, in spite of the serious bumps in the road. How wonderful that Barb had you during her time of illness and the one before. You have a great, supportive family and a lot of friends who love you. Hope you are holding up okay; Scott & Steven will see to it that you’re life is full. What would we do without our kids. God bless you Don and hope to see you soon.
Love, Jan
Diana Zule says:
April 17, 2007
Uncle Don,
The Service was just perfect, everything went just the way that Aunt Barb would have wanted it to!
I can’t express again how beautiful All the flower arrangements were & how pretty Aunt Barb looked!
I tried to email you yesterday from work but it wouldn’t fly.
Just wanted to check on you & see if you were having an easier day!
I can receive email, just can’t send @ home computer. My email @ work is: dzule@spectrumhomehealth.com
Call or email me anytime please!
I love you & I am here for you always!!
I am still having my crying spells too, so please don’t feel like your alone in missing her! We are all here for you, remember that!
Much Love Always, Diana
Jim & Carol Gilleran says:
April 17, 2007
Farewell to a great lady…her stewardship of the alumni made my and all our retirements memorable!!
Phil & Valley Reilly says:
April 17, 2007
Some people are sent to this earth to shine as an example of quiet dignity. Some people are sent this earth to shine as an example of quiet efficiency in accomplising any task. Some people are sent to this earth to shine as an example of how one can stand, head high, steadfastly resolved in the face of adversity. Very few are sent to this earth who have ALL of the qualities. She was indeed a niffty lady. A hui ho, Barbara! Phil and Valley