Zimmerman, Barbara H.

Fairport: May 5, 2015 entered into eternal rest at age 80 under the care of Advent House Hospice, Barb is now in heaven with God, in his care. She was a loving, caring, forgiving and compassionate woman. Barbara was a wonderful and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, who also was an avid bingo player at the Perinton Post VFW. Barbara also loved to read, do puzzles and loved her dog Wendy and cat Niki. She will be sadly missed but not forgotten by many friends and family.

Survived by her loving husband of 52+ years, Roger: children, Janet Mays (fiancé Soott W. Brown), Richard Zimmerman, Diana Baretsky (Steven); grandchildren, Jessica Steinruck (Brian), Ryan Mays, Valerie Zimmerman, Jason and Michael Baretsky and Alizon Santamaria (Joe); great-grandchildren, Layla and Brielle Steinruck.

A special thanks to the compassionate volunteers and staff at the Advent House and to all those at the Wilmot Cancer Center at Strong Memorial Hospital for their loving care.

Memorial Service Saturday 11AM at the Richard H. Keenan Funeral Home, Egypt Location, 7501 Pittsford Palmyra Rd., Fairport. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Advent House, 1010 Moseley Rd., Fairport, NY 14450.

I’d like the memory of me
to be a happy one.
I’d like to leave an afterglow of
smiles when a day is done.
I’d like to leave an echo
whispering softly down the ways,
of happy times and laughing times
and bright and sunny days.
I’d like the tears of those who grieve
to dry before the sun,
of happy memories that I leave
behind when day is done.