Barbara L. Skacal, age 89, loving wife, mother, grandmother and aunt of Jackson Township, passed away Friday, April 22, 2022.
Barbara was born in Quincy, Ohio, on February 12, 1933 to Florence and Lewis Plank, who preceded her in death as did her brother Hubert and wife, Marjorie, and two nephews.
She was a member of Quincy Methodist Church.
She is survived by her husband of 38 years, James (Jim) Skacal; her sister, Mary Sue (John) Dearwester; daughters, Susan Rohrbough (Mick), Linda Cowgill (Lee), Cynthia Rohrbough (Len); grandson Lucas (Krista) Cowgill; sister-in-law Peg (Bill); step children, Debra (Doug), James (Stephanie), Matthew (Carol), David (Heidi); and step-grandchildren Tom, Alexandra, Thane and Seth. Barbara is also survived by several nieces, a nephew, great-grandchildren, great nieces and nephews and great-great nieces and nephews.
The family extends a special thank you to caregivers, Laura and Liz.
A graveside memorial service celebrating Barbara’s life will be held at Huber Cemetery in DeGraff Saturday, April 30, at 1 p.m. Memorial contributions can be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at stjude.org or ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Condolences to the family may be made at www.heitger.com. Heitger Funeral Home and Cremation – Jackson Chapel 330-830-0148.