Barbara L. (Greenstein) Schwartz

Barbara L. (Greenstein) Schwartz passed away on February 23, 2025, at D'Youville Life and Wellness Community in Lowell, MA. She was born in Detroit, MI on May 11, 1940,

Barbara graduated with honors from Mumford High School in Detroit in 1958. She attended college and received her teacher's and English degree from Wayne State University in Detroit and pursued her master's degree with post-graduate courses at Wayne State University, Boston University, and the University of Michigan. Barbara taught high school English in Detroit, MI. Winthrop, MA, Mineola, NY and Chelmsford, MA.

Barbara was an accomplished horseback rider, medaling frequently as a member of the Artillery Hunt at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

However, her passion was breeding and showing the Collies she bred. As a member of the Collie Club of America she was voted Breeder of the Year in 1971 having, that year, bred the most Collie champions in the United States. She was credentialed by the American Kennel Club as a Collie judge and later as a judge of multiple dog breeds. She was a very active member of the AKC, writing and publishing articles in the AKC Gazette and various dog breed magazines. She was a founding member of the Collie Health Club Foundation having a lifelong interest in veterinary medicine.

Barbara is survived by her husband of 64 years, Dr. Martin Schwartz; son: Kenneth Schwartz and wife Jennifer; daughter, Amanda Flanigan and husband, Ryan, and four grandsons, Andrew, Michael, Owen, and Jonah. She is also survived by two of her smooth collies, Twilight and Boomer.