Barbara Ann Wirth, nee Schilling, 89, of Belleville, IL, born October 4, 1935, in Belleville, IL, died Monday, October 7, 2024, at St. Paul’s Senior Community, Belleville, IL.
Barbara had worked as a bookkeeper and retired from Elder Care, Inc. She was an active member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Barbara was formerly active in the Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, Athletic Club and Mothers Club at St. Mary’s Grade School. She was an avid St. Louis Cardinals baseball fan, and she loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her former husband, Ronald Wirth; a grandson, Lawrence Wirth; her parents, Hugo and Alvina, nee Stockel, Schilling; a brother, Lawrence Mank; and her stepfather, Lawrence Mank.
Surviving are her son, Timothy (Kathy) Wirth; a daughter, Cynthia (Dale) Playter; four grandchildren, Steven (Sherry) Wirth, Justin (Shauna) Wirth, Robert (Tanya Buechel) Playter, and Crystal (Brian) Schmidt; five great-grandchildren, Cooper and Sawyer Wirth, Aydin Wirth, and Pearl and Hazel Schmidt; a sister-in-law, Barbara Mank; loving nieces and nephews; and her beloved puppy, Rosie.
Memorials may be made to the Belleville District 118 Educational Foundation to support the Autism Program at Westhaven School. Barbara Wirth’s name may be printed on the memo line. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.rennerfh.com.
Visitation: Friends may visit from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, Belleville, IL.
Funeral: Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, Belleville, IL, with Msgr. William McGhee officiating.
