John Francis Lobsinger

On June 8, 2017, John Francis Lobsinger passed away at Bethesda Hospital in Boynton Beach, FL after a long struggle with cancer. He was the twin son of John R. and Catherine M. Lobsinger of Lake Worth, FL., one of 9 children, including two sets of twins. He was born in West Palm Beach, FL on August 26, 1949. After graduating from Cardinal Newman High School, learning the construction and painting trades with his father, John received a BS in Marine Biology from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton FL. He pursued multiple career paths; a biology teacher, aquaculture specialist, business owner, advertising account representative, sportswriter, ultimately settling on the one path that he said was a perfect fit, a firefighter paramedic. He obtained his paramedic credentials at Southwestern college and firefighter credentials at the OSU Fire School while raising his two children Johnny and Theresa in Newkirk Oklahoma. After a long and distinguished career that included promotions and paramedic of the year award, he retired from the Palm Beach County Fire Service with the rank of Captain a few years ago. He owned a cabin on a mountaintop in Tennessee where he and his wife Carol spent their retirement summers. He enjoyed family, friends, traveling, hiking, hunting, fishing, scuba diving, racquetball, a good dinner and a movie along with the brotherhood of the firefighter community. John was preceded in death by his parents and two younger brothers, Mark sr. of Newkirk OK, and Dennis, who died in infancy. He is survived by Carol, his loving wife of 22 years, his son John Jr., and his six children and one great grandchild, his daughter Theresa Baker, husband Brian and their daughter; his daughter-in-law Sheila Caballero and her 6 children of Florida. Also 6 siblings, Robert of Oklahoma, his twin James of Arizona, Maryann Quinn of Kentucky, Byron of Georgia, and twins Patrick and Michael of Palm Beach County. A 1:00 P.M. memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 17, at Family Church Sherbrooke, 8657 Lantana Rd., Lake Worth, Fl., 33467.