Born on April 7, 1944 in Baltimore, she was the only child of the late Fulton V “Fred” and Mary Alma Tyler Gentile. Barbara earned undergraduate and graduate degrees from Towson State College.
Over several decades she touched the lives of many children as an educator, having been a teacher in Catholic Schools of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Much of her career was spent teaching 6th grade at St Joseph School – Fullerton, located in Baltimore County, MD. She loved teaching and loved the children she taught and mentored.
Known as Barb to the family, she was preceded in death by her loving husband of 46 years, the late Joseph Terence Owens. Barb is survived by her devoted daughter Margaret (Maggie) Ann Kim Owens. She was Aunt Barb to eighteen nieces and nephews, and many great and great-great nieces and nephews.
Friends may call from 3 – 5 p.m. and 7 – 9 p.m. Tuesday, February 15, at Schimunek Funeral Home, 610 W. MacPhail Rd., Bel Air, MDE 21014. Interment will be Wednesday, February 16, at Moreland Memorial Park Cemetery, 1601 Taylor Avenue, Parkville, MD. Attendees may gather at the Schimunek Funeral Home in Bel Air at 11 a.m.
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