Barbara J. Buskirk
March 9, 1931 -
July 9, 2019
Barbara J. Buskirk, age 88 of Pleasant Prairie, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at Grande Prairie Health and Rehab Center surrounded by her family.
Born on March 9, 1931 in South Bend, IN, she was the daughter of the late Darold and Florence (Hanna) Krieger. She attended and graduated from Antioch High School.
On May 26, 1952 she married Edward L. Buskirk in Clarksdale, MS. He preceded her in death on May 19, 1999.
Barbara worked outside the home for many years before retiring.
For over 50 years, she was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church. She was very active in the church as President of the Women’s Missionary, White Cross and took pride in doing the tablecloths for many years. Barb also enjoyed attending bible study with her lady friends for many years.
She enjoyed reading, knitting, crocheting and most of all spending time with her many grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.
Barbara is survived by her five children, Deborah Ditterline of TX, Janice (Joe) Lashlee of Pleasant Prairie, Steve (Norma) Buskirk of Kenosha, Jim (Gail) Buskirk of Pleasant Prairie and Shirley Colter of Kenosha; her grandchildren, Kimberly (John) Oldham, Melissa (Jason) Bullis, Amanda Buskirk, Erica Buskirk, Bianca Buskirk, Andrea Buskirk, Jennifer Parkinson, Dwight (Heidi) Bradley, Keith Colter, Kevin Colter, Joey Lashlee and Jeremy Lashlee.
She is further survived by 19 great grandchildren; 22 great-great grandchildren; and two sisters, Frances Buysse and Elizabeth Shimmin.
In addition to her parents and husband, Edward; she was preceded in death by a son, Larry Buskirk; a son at birth; a granddaughter, Brenda Morrison; a great grandson, Charlie VandenBurg; her great-great grandson, Hunter Hillman; four brothers; two sisters; and three infant siblings.
Service Info
Funeral Services honoring Barbara’s life will be held on Thursday, July 18, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. at the Piasecki Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Sunset Ridge Memorial Park. A visitation for Barbara will be held on Thursday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial remembrance to the family would be appreciated.
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Carolyn and Jerry Moyer FamilyWe send our condolences to the Buskirk Family on the loss of your mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. We met Barb and Ed in 1989 when we began attending Immanuel Baptist, which, at that time, was located on 39th & Wilson St. We were newlyweds having moved to Wisconsin for our studies and found the church friendly and were quickly integrated into its family atmosphere. When our studies were completed we left Wisconsin but kept in contact with the church. In 2000 we returned for a visit. We had just spent 3 years serving in the Paris suburbs where we were part of a new church. Immanuel Baptist and some its members financially supported us and during that visit Barb came up and we talked for an extensive period of time. Barb had recently lost Ed and her love for him was evident. Our friendship was deepened and we began corresponding with each other. She lavished love on our family-she became a financial supporter for the ministry in France, but even more importantly she would encourage our family with cards, emails, and when we were in WI with visits. We were able to spend time with her in her home and see photos of family and hear about their accomplishments. Barb loved God and wanted to serve Him well. She did that by being a loving wife, mother, and friend. May God use her legacy to encourage us to remain faithful to Him, to family and to others.
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Kimberly OldhamMy beautiful Grandma I miss you so much.. you are and always will be a major part of my life you contributed to the person I am today... I only hope I will be half the grandma to my grandchildren, that you have been to me... RIP My Beautiful Grandma til we meet again at the Gates of Heaven...
