Passed away peacefully into the arms of her Lord and Saviour, surrounded by the love of her family on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at the Rotary Hospice Stratford Perth. Barbara was born 75 years ago in Stratford, Ontario. Beloved wife of Roy Kuepfer, whom she married on May 13, 1967. Loving mother of Arnold Kuepfer, Carolyn (Jason) Gerber, Judith Kuepfer, Dirk (Annie) Kuepfer, Sheila (James) Roes, Silas (Elsie) Kuepfer, Mark (Christy) Kuepfer, Eric (Katie) Kuepfer, Charlotte (Shawn) Jantzi and Jessica (Ryan) Carney. Barbara was a special grandmother of 22. Barbara will be missed by her step mother Ella Mae Schmidt, stepsisters and brothers, 1 brother-in-law, 4 sisters-in-law and their families and by her many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her father Elmer Schmidt, mother Annie Lebold, daughter Margaret Kuepfer, by a sister-in-law and brother-in-law, and several step siblings. Barbara was a member of the Fairhaven Amish Mennonite Church. She will be missed by all for her gracious card giving. Relatives and friends are invited to the Mark Jutzi Funeral Home, 7 Spencer Street, Milverton, on Friday, October 21, 2022, from 5 - 8 p.m. and again on Saturday, October 22nd, from 1 - 4 and 6 - 8 p.m. The funeral will be held at the Donegal Mennonite Fellowship, 7021 Perth Road 147, Listowel, on Sunday, October 23, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. Interment will follow in the Mornington Amish Mennonite Church Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, and in lieu of flowers, donations would be accepted to the Rotary Hospice Stratford Perth or Master's International Ministries and can be done through the funeral home.
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www.markjutzifuneralhomes.caPublished by Waterloo Region Record on Oct. 20, 2022.