April 6, 1949 – April 10, 2024
DEMUTH - Barbara Lynn (Robson), 75, of Chambersburg, PA, formerly of Johnstown, PA, died peacefully after a 15 year struggle with Parkinson’s disease on April 10, 2024. She was born April 6, 1949 in Waynesburg, PA, daughter of Irene and Oliver Robson. Barbara is survived by her husband, Jack B. Demuth and her sister, Nadine C. Robson, as well as her mother-in-law Doris Witter Demuth, her sister-in-law, Barbara Demuth Bernstein, brother-in-law Stuart Bernstein, two nephews and a wide circle of friends.
Ms Demuth is predeceased by her parents, and her daughter, Jennifer Hege Demuth. Barbara had a distinguished career in nursing which began with the Nurses’ Club at Jefferson-Morgan High School. She graduated Cum Laude with a BSN from West Virginia Wesleyan College and was one of the first graduates from Penn State’s Nurse Practitioner program (MSN). Her career included serving as an educator for the Pennsylvania Coal Workers Respiratory Disease Program, an administrator for the Keystone Chapter of the American Red Cross and working with St. Francis Universities’ CERMUSA program where she helped develop the framework for telemedicine.
Barbara was married for 53 years and lived most of that time in Johnstown, PA before moving to Chambersburg five years ago. She was an avid gardener, reader, and traveler.
The family will hold a private memorial service sometime this summer.
In lieu of flowers please donate to the Jennifer Hege Demuth Memorial Scholarship Fund c/o The Community Foundation For Alleghenies, 216 Franklin Street, Suite 400, Johnstown, PA 15901.
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