Janice Lee Dobbs

Janice Dobbs of Camarillo, California passed away at the age of 75 on Wednesday, December 29, 2010. She was born on December 24, 1935 in San Pedro, California to Bernard M. & Cora E. Hartman. She was married to Walter Dobbs on April 11, 1958 in Pasadena, CA. Janice was, as she put it, a Navy brat. They lived in many locations from coast to coast. She graduated from Monrovia High School in June 1954. She went to work at General Telephone Co. as a Customer Service Representative in Covina, California. Some thirty-three years later retired as an Accounting Administrator. One of Janice’s favorite activities was to paint and fire ceramic green ware, which allowed her to express her artistic talents. She also enjoyed sketching objects. She especially enjoyed working as a member of the California Dump Owners Association Scholarship Committee, which she chaired for several years. Janice is survived by her husband, Walter, of Camarillo, California, her son, Martin, his wife, Kathleen, and 2 grandsons, Nick and Jacob of Adelanto, California plus her brother Bernard E. Hartman and his fiancée, Marjoree Howard, of El Cajon, California. She was preceded in death by a son Steven, and her parents, Bernard M. and Cora Hartman. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Janice’s honor to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society-Channel Islands, 14 W. Valerio Street, Santa Barbara CA 93101