Barbara Ann Stanziola

The Stanziola family's matriarch, Barbara Ann Stanziola, passed away into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 12, after a long battle with bulbar palsy (ALS).

Born in September 1947 in Baltimore, Md., she grew up in Oxford and graduated from Oxford Area High School, Oxford, in 1966.

Barbara is survived by her husband of 47 years, Robert Stanziola, Hilton Head, S.C.; and her four children, Darrell Steffy (Joan), Oxford; Mark Steffy (Lisa), Dunshore; Michael Stanziola (Jillian), Exton; and Kimberly Castellane (Neil), Hilton Head, S.C. In addition, she is survived by six grandchildren; eight great-grandkids; and her three sisters, Phyllis Tester (Herb), The Villages, Fla.; Jacqueline Benham, Charlestown, Md.; and Dee Weigel, Nottingham.

She was preceded in death by her father, Elwood Crothers, Oxford; her mother, Edna Weigel, Oxford; and her stepfather, Harry Weigel, Oxford.

Barbara's career involved modeling, homemaker and bridal consultant. She loved to serve the Lord by opening up her home for Bible studies, hosting missionaries, singing in the church choir and volunteering in nursing homes.

A celebration of life service will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday at Keith Funeral Home, Hilton Head, S.C.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Grace Community Church, 450 Spanish Wells Road, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926.