San Bernardino County Obituaries

Jan Rosborough

Submitted by Peggy Hooper 1 Feb 2008

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"Big Bear Grizzly"; Date Unknown

Jan Rosborough
72, passed due to complications with several stokes on March 4, 2005, at Bear Valley 
Community Hospital in Big Bear Lake, Calif. Born Mary Joan Pierce in Indianapolis, 
Indiana, on November 4, 1932, she attended Broadripple High School and later Purdue 
University where she met her husband of 50-plus years, Richard Rosborough. They were 
married in the Indianapolis Broadway Methodist Church on June 20, 1954.

Jan joined Richard during his flight training for an Air Force career where they later 
lived in Athens, Greece; Wiesbaden Germany; and throughout the United States. They raised 
four children: Kimberly Jo, born on Wheelus Air Base in Tripoli, Lybia; David R. born in 
Wiesbaden, Germany: Larry J. and Kurtis M. both born in Dover, Delaware.

Her husband, Richard, retired from the USAF as a Lieutenant Colonel at Nellis AFB, Las 
Vegas, Nevada, in June 1974 after a career of 21 years. They then lived in Las Vegas for 
24 years where Richard taught in college while Jan helped her daughter Kimberly teach 
elementary school. Richard and Jan moved to Big Bear City, Calif., in 1995 where they have 
been active in the Community Arts Theater Society (CATS) and Richard sings barbershop harmony.

Jan has a brother, Rusty Pierce, living in Falls Church, Va., and five grandchildren: 
Kimberly's daughters Kristy, Tammy, and David's children David, Ashley and Bradley.

Jan's cremated remains will be placed in the Southern Nevada Veteran's Memorial Cemetery, 
Boulder City, Nev. There will be a family memorial service at the cemetery chapel at a 
time to be determined.