Barbara Joan Baranoski

December 16, 1931 - April 8, 2020

Barbara Joan age 88 of Comstock Park, Michigan passed peacefully into eternal life on April 8, 2020. She is survived by her husband Thomas, her son Andy (Terisa) Baranoski, daughter Peggy Timmons (Matt VanBemmelen), son Joe (Diana) Baranoski, son Tim (Joy) Baranoski, 14 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, her sister Nancy Bogardus, sister-in-law Marcia Rossman, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents Carl and Margaret Rossman, brother Chuck Rossman, sister Carol Seamon, brother-in-law Roger Seamon, brother-in-law Ken Bogardus, and grandson Brad Schuitema. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1931 and moved with her family to Grand Rapids in her teens. She married Tom, the boy next door, in 1952. Besides raising her four children, Barb worked many years at Klingman’s Furniture. She also volunteered many hours at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Alpine, making meals for funeral luncheons and serving as a Eucharistic minister. She loved reading, shopping, and working crossword puzzles. She also loved the theater and took her grandchildren to many Circle Theater events. Her family will have a private ceremony on Friday, April 17. A Mass to celebrate her life will occur at a later date at Holy Trinity. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in Barbara’s name to Spectrum Health Hospice.