She was employed in the retail sector and held several domestic positions to singularly love, support and educate her five children. She remarried and moved to Florida at 45 years old to be near her retired parents in New Port Richey, Florida.
Barbara loved meeting and being around people. She was a 50 year member of Beta Sigma Phi where she enjoyed charity events, friendship, learning and social enrichment. She volunteered her time at CARES Thrift Store and Richey Suncoast Theater.
At 82 years old, she attended a Senior Program at Pasco Hernando College to obtain her GED. She truly lived her life by example for her five children, eighteen grandchildren, twenty-four great grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren.
Her hobbies included reading, crafting, needlepoint, quilting, astrology and attending theater productions. In her younger years, she enjoyed acting on stage in several Little Theater Productions. Her artistic flair was seen in her home décor and her personal fashion style.
Her friendly nature and sense of humor will be dearly missed by her family and friends.
The family would like to extend their gratitude to Barbara's doctors, nurses, and aides at Trinity Rehab and Gulfside Hospice.
A funeral mass will take place at St James Catholic Church, 8400 Monarch Drive, Port Richey, FL 34668 on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at 10am, followed by an inurnment at Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens, 4244 Madison St., New Port Richey, FL 34652.
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