Barbara Ann Keith

Barbara Ann Keith obituary, New London, OH

Barbara Ann Keith

Barbara Keith Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Walker Eastman-Heydinger Funeral Home - Norwalk on Nov. 10, 2025.

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Barbara A. Keith, 77, of Norwalk, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 7, 2025, at the Norwalk Memorial Home. She was born on February 6, 1948, in Weston, WV, to the late Charles and Virginia (nee Musgrave) Stobart.
Barb was an extremely hard worker who pursued and achieved her nursing degree (RN) at the age of 45. Before that she had worked at Sheller Globe, the former Janesville plant, and several places in the alternative and nuclear fuels research industry. After receiving her degree through the Mansfield General School of Nursing, she most notably became a Clinical Director for Stein Hospice.
Barb loved traveling, especially trips to the Oregon Coast, specifically Lincoln City, Oregon, and family vacations in the Outer Banks, North Carolina. She also loved the Inner Harbor in Baltimore and enjoyed eating blue claw crab.
She is survived by her loving husband and companion of over 43 years, John Keith; children, Wendy (Michael) Ruffule, Carl (Sara) Cooper, and Marjoe (Brianne) Cooper; grandchildren, Kara, Justin, Moira, Ayden, Sarah, Annabelle, Priscilla, Kaedin, and Caleb; sister, Sandy, cousin, Shirley, and her golden retriever, Ginger.
In addition to her parents, Charles and Virginia Stobart, she was also preceded in death by her sister, Fran.
In keeping with her wishes, Barb will be cremated and later taken on a family trip to one of many destinations that she loved. Walker-Eastman-Heydinger Funeral Home, Norwalk, is honored to assist the family with Barbara's final wishes. Online expressions of sympathy may be made by visiting: www.walkereastmanheydingerfh.com
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