Barbara A Gorman

Barbara A. Gorman 83, passed away November 30, 2015. Born in Olean, N.Y. she met her husband, the late Owen Gorman, while he attended St. Bonaventure University. They began raising their family in Olean moving to Binghamton, N.Y. and then to Lancaster, Ohio where she began raising her seven children on her own, independently and determined, before moving to Rushville and finally to Bremen, Ohio. She was an Executive Assistant at Diamond Power Specialty Corporation in Lancaster for several years. After she saw all of her children successfully complete high school and set out to begin either families of their own, attend college or enlist in the armed services she moved to Helena, Montana for several years before moving to Spring Hill, Florida where she met her BFF, George Pawlowski, sharing over 24 years of precious friendship. She is survived by her sister, Marilyn Oelker. Her strength, true grit, wit, thoughtfulness, kindness and motherly “advice” will certainly be missed by all, especially her surviving children, Anne, Edward, Patrick, Owen, Barbara and Julianna; grandchildren, Andrew, Samuel, Gary, Patrick, John Michael, Paul, Native, Christopher, Jon, Wesley and Helene; great-grandson, Kalehuamakanoe. Her children would like to thank the entire Pawlowski Family, best neighbor ever, Peg Gibson, all of the great employees and extended family-like patrons of Kally K’s Restaurant, Dr. Michael Moore for the five extra, quality years he helped Mom achieve, Dr. Raju Rao as well as the wonderful doctors, nurses and employees at Oak Hill Hospital. And finally, her children would each like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Dr. Ester Wylen and all of the dynamic nurses and nurse’s aides of HPH Hospice Home Care for the genuine compassionate care and attentiveness offered to our mother and the amazing guidance and information provided to us that enabled Mom to remain in her castle during her final three months. Inurnment will take place at Forestvale Cemetery in Helena, Montana where Barbara will be placed with her dearly departed son, Gregory. A Memorial Gathering will be held Saturday, December 19 from 1-3 pm, at Turner Funeral Home, 14360 Spring Hill Drive, Spring Hill. The Memorial service will be held at the funeral home at 3 pm with Fr. Raymond Lettre officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations may be made to HPH Hospice, 12242 Cortez Boulevard, Brooksville, FL, 34613.