Schuylkill County Obituaries for 01/14/17
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Born in Sunbury, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth (Orwig) Hagege. She was a member of the former St. Joseph’s Church, Girardville, now St. Charles Borromeo Parish.
Barbara became a Registered Nurse after graduating from Philadelphia General in 1960. She worked for many prestigious hospitals before her and her husband Edward opened up Ultimate Home Health and Hospice Care in Girardville, which they owned and operated from 1987 to 2000.
She had a love for nursing and caring for others.
She was preceded in death by her sister Kay Baierlein and brother-in-law William J. McDonald Jr.
Barbara is survived by her husband Edward R. McDonald, Girardville. The two were married at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia on February 4, 1967. She is also survived by three daughters: Kathleen and her husband Alan Gilfert, Girardville, Kellie McDonald, Girardville and Erin McDonald and her fiancé Frank Paul Jr., both of Ashland; her sister Michele Thomas of Maryland and her four grandchildren: Sean, David, William and London.
Private funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, the family prefers contributions be made, in Barbara’s name, to the Shenandoah Manor Nursing Center at 101 E. Washington Street Shenandoah, PA 17976.