Barbara Jean Gilbert-Lantis

Barbara Jean Gilbert-Lantis obituary, Litchfield, MI

Barbara Jean Gilbert-Lantis

Barbara Gilbert-Lantis Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Eagle Funeral Home-George White Chapel - Litchfield on Oct. 1, 2025.

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Barbara Jean Gilbert-Lantis, 86, of Jackson, passed from her earthly body on July 23, 2025, at Vista Grande Villa in Jackson. She was born June 18, 1939, in Elkhart, IN to Harold "Bus" Gilbert and Lucile Virginia (Joshick) Gilbert.
Jean graduated from Elkhart High School, Class of 1953. She retired from William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Fort Bliss, El Paso, TX. Jean was a member of the Red Hat Society, Elks Lodge, Ladies of the Moose Lodge, and National Association of Retired Federal Employees. She was a loyal fan of NASCAR with the Earnhardts as her favorite drivers.
Survivors include four children, Deborah Rosas, Jeff (Christina) Lantis, Bret Lantis and Susan (Scott) Ford; grandchildren, Ryan Rosas, Carter, Blake and Abby Ford, and Jeremy Lantis; and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her father; mother; stepmother, Kathryn Gilbert; sister, Shirley Gilbert; and brother, Charles AC Gilbert.
A graveside service for Barbara Jean Lantis will be held Monday, July 28, 2025, at 1:00 PM at Sugar Grove Cemetery in Goshen, Indiana with Rev. Ryan Rosas officiating. Arrangements are entrusted to the Eagle Funeral Home-George White Chapel in Litchfield.
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