Barbara Rexroat, 92, of Ottawa passed away Sunday, November 17, 2019 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 12:00 Friday, November 22, 2019, at St. Francis of Assisi Church with Rev. Gary Caster officiating. Visitation will be 9:30 – 11:30 Friday, two hours prior to her funeral, at Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park.
Barbara was born April 23, 1927, in Ottawa, Illinois to Frank and Barbara (Stuprich) Neurohr. She married Donald Rexroat April 24, 1947 at St. Francis of Assisi Church; he passed away May 14, 1997. She was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Church and their Altar and Rosary Society.
She is survived by two children, Chris (Glenn) Corrie and Mary (Al) Way; ten grandchildren, James Rexroat, Sharon (Ryan) Kiefel, Trysha (Mike) Nichols, Joseph Rexroat, Brian (Chantel) Corrie, Michelle (Jay) Sarver, Matthew (Sarah) McAlpine, Keith (Abby) McAlpine, Casey (Brittani) McAlpine, and Alex Way; twenty three great grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren; her brother, Joseph Neurohr; her sister-in-law and best friend, Frances Neurohr; her special friend, Charles “Choppy” Aussem; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Barbara was preceded in death by her husband, Donald; two sons, James Rexroat and Richard Rexroat; and her siblings, Peter, Frank, John, Nicholas, Martin, and Anthony Neurohr; and two sisters in infancy.
Pallbearers will be James Rexroat, Joseph Rexroat, Brian Corrie, Matthew McAlpine, Keith McAlpine, Casey McAlpine, Alex Way, and Jay Sarver.
Honorary Pallbears will be Sharon Keifel, Trysha Nichols, Michelle Sarver, Chantel Corrie, Abby McAlpine, Brittani McCorkle, and Sarah McAlpine, and Charles “Choppy” Aussem.
Barbara has been laid to rest in the Garden of the Last Supper.