Photo courtesy of Skaja Terrace Funeral Home - Niles
Feb 26, 1952 - Jan 29, 2026
Birthday Girl
Missing our weekly talks. Hope all is well upstairs
Elaine
Birthday Girl
Missing our talks. Hope all is well upstairs .
Elaine Marcinek(Thurbush)
March 11, 2026 | Mohave Valley, AZ | Friend
Auntie Barbara, I will always remember when you lived upstairs at our house on Springfield Ave., and watching you do your makeup and hair before your shifts at Maple Lanes. We would listen to Madonna, and sing and dance. I remember your kindness and sense of fun, going to Animal Kingdom on Saturdays for small fish to keep as pets. We had so many fun times when I was a teenager, listening to Sinatra and having ice cream and going on adventures all over the city. We walked so much! We talked...
Rebecca Conroy
March 02, 2026
** Basch - I meant to say we are both Pisces but sometimes I know we felt like we were in Pieces. Rest in Piece my friend
Roberta Dotson
March 01, 2026 | CHICAGO, IL
Baschie,
Your laughter and kindness will be truly missed. I haven't seen you in years yet I can hear your laughter and see your smile just thinking of you. My heart hurts knowing you're gone from this place, also my heart is full knowing I'll see you again and knowing you're in a beautiful place full of love.
Thank you for sharing your love of art, because of that I have a few Hargroves of my own. And when I look at them I'm reminded of you..forever be grateful for that..oh and...
Lisa Weddell
February 27, 2026 | Mishawaka, IN | Friend
Baschie Baby as I called her. We were friends for a long long time. We were very close because our birthdays are only one day apart. We enjoyed a lot of the same things - healing herbs, healing stones, gardening and because we are both Pieces, thought a lot alike. So Happy Birthday Basch. I know you are celebrating today in Heaven with the Lord. I will miss your weekly phone calls and having pizza at Collettis. So to you my good friend.....rest in peace - you are now free from pain.
Roberta Dotson
February 26, 2026 | CHICAGO, IL | Friend
Barbie, A true friend is never truly gone. I'll hold you in my heart until I can hold you in heaven . My friend I already miss you. Happy Birthday girlfriend Love Elaine
Elaine Marcinek (Thurbush)
February 26, 2026 | Mohave Valley, AZ | Friend
Barbara will always be in our hearts. May she rest in peace with her parents/loved ones. Love Ronna and brother Richard
Ronna and Richard Zack/Rutowicz
February 25, 2026 | Skokie, IL | Family
Barbara Helen Rutowicz was born on February 26th, 1952 in Chicago to mother Ramulda Rutowicz (nee Macko) and father Peter Rutowicz. She was the youngest in her family, and the only one of her siblings born in the United States. As a small child, she loved the social life and hustle and...
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