Frances Jean Goetz

Frances Jean Goetz, age 87, passed away on Friday, January 17th, 2014 at Fallbrook Hospital, following a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Hattie Catherine and John Elmer Ruffner, born in Greensberg, Pennsylvania on May 29, 1926.

When a teenager she moved with her mother and siblings, Marie, Katherine, Joseph, and John to Hollywood, California, attending Hollywood High. She later earned her Registered Nursing degree in Los Angeles, interning at Queen of Angels Hospital. It was during that time that she met her future husband, John Frederick Goetz.

Frances worked first as a nurse, and later as Director of Admissions for both Hawthorne Community and Daniel Freeman Hospitals. During these years she lived with John in Hawthorne, and had three children, Melinda, Frank, and Robert.

When she retired, she and John moved first to Moreno Valley, California, and later to Hemet, before returning to Moreno Valley. Frances most loved spending time with her family and many friends. She also enjoyed playing the piano, reading, and crocheting.

Her last few years were spent living with her youngest son, Robert, and his wife Terri, in their home in Temecula, California. She was predeceased by her husband, John, and her daughter, Melinda. She will be laid to rest with them at Montecito Memorial Park. She is survived by her sons, Frank, and Robert. her grandchildren Julie, John, Donny, Erin, Michelle, and Joel, as well as her great granddaughter, Addysen.

Visitation will be at 1:00 PM on Saturday, January 25th, 2014 at the Valley View Chapel at Montecito Memorial Park, 3520 East Washington Street, Colton, CA 92324. Family and friends are welcome to pay their respects there. The visitation will be followed by a service at 2:00 PM, a grave-side memorial at 3:00 PM, and reception at 3:30 PM at the facility.