Barbara graduated High School from Central Catholic. She worked as a dispatcher for Frontier Communications until her retirement in 2018. Barbara was a member of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church. In her spare time she enjoyed fishing at the lake and traveling. She loved her family and was very devoted to the time she spent with them. Surviving are her siblings, Carol (Larry) Brockmeyer, Diana (Chris Kapsal) Reber, Annette (Saeed) Etemadi, Dale Reber; and nine nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Donald Reber; sister-in-law, Kimberly Reber.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am on Thursday, August 1, 2019 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 10700 Aboite Center Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46804. Visitation will be held one hour prior. Visitation will be held from 2-4 and 6-8 on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at D.O. McComb and Sons Covington Knolls Funeral Home, 8325 Covington Road, Fort Wayne, IN, 46804.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Masses at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in her name, or to the American Cancer Society.