Obituaries
Update: Foundation Set Up for Kathleen Scharbarth's Daughter
The 34-year-old mother was reported missing Thanksgiving morning. Her body was found Friday night. An autopsy revealed she was strangled.
Updated at 1:15 p.m. Monday with additional details.
Kathleen Cary Scharbarth, 34, lived with her 13-year-old daughter, Madison, in a nice and safe Carlsbad neighborhood.
One neighbor told Carlsbad Patch, “She was very well liked, always smiling and we are very worried about her lovely daughter.”
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Scharbarth is survived by her daughter, Madison, her parents, Ryan and Virginia Scharbarth, her brother, Michael, and sister, Melissa.
Scharbarth was planning on spending Thanksgiving, which also happened to be her birthday, with her family.
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She graduated from San Dieguito Academy high school in Encinitas and owned a furniture importing company.
Her body was found in a remote area of San Diego County Friday night. According to the Medical Examiner’s Office, Scharbarth died of strangulation.
Her ex-boyfriend Michael David Robles, 43, of Fallbrook remains in custody on suspicion of kidnapping and murder. Scharbarth filed a restraining order against Robles Nov. 17. An arraignment is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Scharbarth's family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to a trust fund set up for the victim's daughter at California Bank and Trust. Donations will be used to pay for Madison's education and living expenses.
Madison Scharbarth Fund
California Bank and Trust
Account # 2300062102
135 Saxony Rd.
Encinitas, CA 92024
760-436-5226
—City News Service contributed to this report
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