'He lived for the journey': Farming family patriarch Jim Goebbert, 94, has died GoebbertsFarm
Goebbert"lived his days full," grandson Jacob Goebbert said.Born in 1929, Goebbert served in the U.S. Marines before marrying Esther Von Bergen in 1956.
That's where Goebbert's Farm & Garden Center still operates. It's also where a silo topped with a giant smiling pumpkin called Happy Jack greets visitors. by signing up you agree to our terms of service In 1985, the Goebberts opened a second location in Pingree Grove where all their flowers and produce are grown. A second Happy Jack is on display there.
"He got to know and had a great relationship with all of his grandchildren and many of his great-grandchildren," said Jacob Goebbert, who helps manage the Pingree Grove business.
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