Barbara K. Oravez

Barbara was born in Bridgeport, CT on April 9, 1935 to the late Thomas A. Killoran and Marion (Burstein) Killoran Payne. She has been a resident of Newtown, CT and parishioner of St. Rose of Lima for the past 50 years. Prior to moving to Newtown, she was a resident of Fairfield, CT and active parishioner of Holy Family Church.

In addition to her husband William, Barbara is survived by her son William T. Oravecz and daughter-in-law Rita J. Mulvihill of Southbury, CT and her daughter Jennifer Prince of Uxbridge, MA and her grandchildren, Sarah Mulvihill (Oravecz) Fatibene and her husband Dominick S. Fatibene of Milford, CT, Andrew M. Oravecz of Farmington, CT, Kelsey Prince and Aiden Prince of Uxbridge, MA. She is also survived by three loving sisters, Jane (Killoran) Clancy and her husband, Thomas Clancy of Stratford, CT, Nancy (Killoran) Whitmore and her husband George Whitmore of Stratford, CT and Carolyn (Killoran) Baur of Haddonfield, NJ. Along with numerous nieces and nephews.

Barbara was a 1953 graduate of Warren Harding High School in Bridgeport, CT. She held various accounting positions with General Electric and McCrellis Welding in Bridgeport. Most recently, she was a long-time employee of the Newtown Bee.

Barbara was extremely devoted to her family and was happiest when she was cooking and baking for her family. She enjoyed many summer vacations in West Dummerston, VT and Boothbay Harbor, ME. Throughout the past decades, Barbara contributed to the ongoing clinical expertise of many medical students and residents at Yale-New Haven Hospital as a clinical assessment practicum volunteer for the Cardiology Department with a focus on rheumatic heart disease and its sequelae.

Calling hours will be held at Green Funeral Home 57 Main Street Danbury, CT Wednesday, November 20th from 4 p.m.- 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, November 21st at 10:00 a.m. at St. Rose of Lima, 46 Church Hill Road Newtown, CT. Burial will follow at Resurrection Cemetery in Newtown, CT.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made in her honor to:

Regional Hospice

30 Milestone Road

Danbury, CT 06810