Barbara Bateman Bock

She had two much older brothers: Rolan (27) and Glenn (24) and a sister Elsie (21).

Her Mother died in 1953 when Barbara was only 16.

She Graduated from Liberty High School in Bethlehem, PA in 1956. She Graduated from the Allentown School of Cosmetology in 1958.

Her first employment was Shampoo Girl at the Elsie Y Schupp Beauty Shop in Bethlehem. She served as Secretary of the Lehigh Valley Hairdressers Association for 3 years.

She married Edward E Bock on September 8, 1962 and the couple purchased and resided at 724 Dellwood Street in Bethlehem, PA.

She gave birth to a daughter Holly Elizabeth Bock on January 24, 1964.

They moved to 1221 Markley St in Norristown, PA in June of 1965 due to a change in employment for her husband Ed. During her years in Norristown she specialized in Manicuring & Pedicuring and worked for a Beauty Shop in Devon, PA; then at Jean-Madeline at the Plymouth Meeting Mall until the mall burned down. After the Mall burned Barbara started working for the Norristown Police Department as a School Crossing Guide.

The couple did Foster Care from 1976 to 1985 and fostered about 20 different children (from infant to 16 years old) some for a few days and others for up to 4 years.

She was recruited as a Mary Kay Beauty Consultant and went on to be in the Queen's National Court of Sales 3 times, National Queen's Court of Recruiting once and a Mary Kay Unit Sales Director. She also won 3 diamond rings and a Mary Kay Car.

In 1985 they moved to 1469 Heather Place in Upper Pottsgrove Township outside Pattstown, PA.

In 1993 they moved to 575 SE Euclid Lane in Port Saint Lucie, FL for warmer weather and less expensive living.

She worked as a Store Demonstrator and then in the Bakery at the Publix Store in Saint Lucie West before retiring in 1990. She continued as a Mary Kay Beauty Consultant until 2001.

She started to develop signs of dementia around 2008 after the death of her daughter Holly B. Henry from Brain Cancer. She was officially diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease in 2012.

She started attending daycare at the Alzheimer's Community Care Center at Saint Andrew Lutheran Church, Port St Lucie, FL in February 2018 until a month before her passing and also had a Caregiver from ComForCare Senior Services until her passing.

She has always been faithful in Worship and service to the various Churches she has belonged to through her lifetime. She was in the Junior Choir at Christ UCC Church in Bethlehem as a child. After marriage at that Church she belonged to Salem Lutheran Church in Bethlehem, PA; Grace Lutheran Church in Norristown, PA where she was in the Choir; Trinity UCC Church in Norristown, PA where she was Girl Scout Leader for 12 years; Grace Lutheran Church in Pottstown, PA; Saint Andrew Lutheran Church in Port St Lucie, FL; Living Waters Lutheran Mission Church in Port St Lucie, FL and now Grace Lutheran Church in Port St Lucie, FL.

She passed peacefully, at home, into the welcoming arms of Jesus on August 12, 2020 at 10:27 PM.

There will be a Celebration of Life Service at Grace Lutheran Church, 555 SW Carhmere Blvd, Port St Lucie, FL 34986 on Tuesday September 8, 2020 at 11 AM. The Service will also be live-streamed. For the link see www.gracelutheranpsl.com. No Flowers, please. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Building fund for the new Alzheimer's Community Care Daycare Facility under construction at Grace Lutheran Church.

Arrangements are through Aycock Funeral Home, 1904 SE Floresta Drive, Port St Lucie, FL.