Barbara Ann Ginsterblum

Barbara Ann (Davis) Ginsterblum was born at home in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Ardith and Evelyn (Ham) Davis. She passed away peacefully the morning of December 4, 2023, at the age of 87. Mom grew up attending Oklahoma City public schools. Then in the summer after her sophomore year at Central State University (CSU), now known as the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO), she met the love of her life, Neil B. Ginsterblum.

After her kids were out of the house, Mom went back to UCO and got her teaching degree. She taught in the Oklahoma City public schools for several years, until she retired. Mom and Dad were active members of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church of Edmond, Oklahoma, where she was a catechist, and shared her art on the liturgy committee. Mom and Dad mentored engaged couples in the Pre-Cana Conference, and served as Eucharistic ministers. In her later years, Mom was a Eucharistic minister bringing in communion to shut-ins after daily Mass.

Mom was an avid reader, and enjoyed working in her garden where her green thumb worked magic! She is survived by her daughters, Lisa and husband Richard, Nina Brown, and Carla and husband David, sons Neil and John. Mom was blessed by five grandchildren, Jennifer Taylor and husband Kyle, Lisa Marie Fielder and husband Kevin, Aubrey Ginsterblum, Nate Ginsterblum and wife Abigail, and Annaliese Ginsterblum, along with two great-grandchildren, Roman and Tinsley Taylor. Mom is also survived by her brother Ardie Davis and wife Gretchen, and sister, Kathy Sullivan and husband Brad, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Barbara is preceded in death by her parents, Ardith and Evelyn Davis and husband Neil Ginsterblum.

We love and miss you, Mom

Mass of Christian Burial for Barbara will be held Thursday, December 7, 2023 at 10:00 AM at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 900 S Littler Ave, Edmond, OK 73034. Interment will follow to Gracelawn Cemetery, Edmond, OK.