Barbara Ann Walsh

Walsh, Barbara Ann
Barbara Ann Walsh of Scottsdale, Arizona went home to be with the Lord on December 12, 2013 at Sunrise Senior Living of Scottsdale. Barbara was born in Chicago, Illinois on June 30, 1929. She grew up in the Chicago area where she was surrounded by many aunts, uncles and cousins. She was a graduate of Austin High School and Wright Junior College, Chicago, Illinois. During her high school years she was an active member of the International Order of Job's Daughters. Barbara married her husband Richard on April 21, 1951. Throughout their married life they lived in San Antonio, TX, Schaumburg, IL, Elmhurst, IL, Stroudsburg, PA, Silver Spring, MD, Cave Creek, AZ and finally Scottsdale, AZ. She enjoyed playing a spirited game of bridge with her girlfriends, reading books, watching movies and working on crossword puzzles - in pen no less. She was a lover of history, and a member of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. She and Dick spent many happy hours walking the streets of Williamsburg. The Christmas season was Barbara's favorite time of year and she even planned a family Christmas Celebration at Williamsburg. While living in Stroudsburg, PA, Barbara worked for the Children's Bureau of Monroe County. During their time in the Washington, DC area Barbara worked as an Assistant Property Manager at Legum & Norman, Inc. until her retirement to Cave Creek, Arizona. Barbara was preceded in death by her husband Richard just five short months ago, her parents, Gust Arthur and Gertrude Freevol, and her sister Marion J. Schneider. She is survived by her three daughters, Barbara (Gregory) Watkins of Scottsdale, Arizona, JoNell (Scott) Doyle of Centreville, Virginia, and Marcia Walsh of Rockville, Maryland; her grandchildren, Abigail (Nicholas) Skwiat of Richland, Michigan, Sean and Brynn Doyle of Centreville, Virginia, and great-granddaughter, Eleanore Skwiat. Barbara was a member of Christ Anglican Church in Carefree, Arizona and The Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes in Washington, DC. A Requiem Mass will be celebrated at Christ Anglican Church, 35500 N. Cave Creek Rd., Carefree, Arizona on Thursday, December 19th at 11:30am. Friends may make a donation in her memory to the American Lung Association or the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.