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Barbara Ohliger Obituary
Barbara (Hannum) Ohliger, a long time resident of Palo Alto and Los Altos Hills, passed away on April 25, 2014 at the age of 91.
Barb was born in New York and grew up in Burlingame. She married Thomas Ohliger of San Mateo and they shared 44 wonderful years together.
Not only was Barb a devoted wife and mother, she was also a talented artist and avid tennis player. She was predeceased by her husband, Thomas, and is survived by daughters, Carolyn Klingler (Michael) of San Luis Obispo and Joanne Pettigrew of Haleiwa, HI; three grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Private family services will be held. Donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association (www.alz.org)
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Paul Armstrong
May 12, 2014
Barbara and I began Kindergarten at Roosevelt Grammar School in 1926 and Burlingame High School in 1936 and graduated together in 1940. If she had not married Tom I would have been next in line. Barb was Secretary of the Student Body, a CIF Member and gorgeous on top of that! Anyone who new her, loved her.
Sue Hubbard
May 11, 2014
I met Barbara here at The Forum. She was so proud of her two daughters and spoke of them frequently. I've always wondered how she was and hope her last few years were good. She was an extremely lovely lady and talked about her husband's job at Sunset Magazine.
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