Barbara

Baksa

Barbara Baksa, age 62 died Wednesday, September 21 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Ft. Wayne, IN.

She was born in Paulding, Ohio, on April 29, 1954 the daughter of the late Theodore and Nellie (Smalley) Wilhelm. On June 15, 1980 she married Howard Baksa, who survives. She was a member of Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, Paulding and a self-employed painter.

She is also survived by a son, Toby Doster, Paulding; brothers: T. Gary (Ann) Wilhelm, Michael Wilhelm, David (Vicki) Wilhelm, all of Paulding, and Dan (Laurie) Wilhelm, Oakwood; sisters, Rita (John) Daeger, Paulding, and Jeanette (Terry) Prisk, Highland, MI.

She is also preceded in death by a son, Alex Doster, and brothers, Anthony and Paul Wilhelm.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted 11 AM Tuesday, September 27 at Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, Paulding, with Rev. Joseph Poggemeyer officiating. Burial will be in St. Paul Cemetery.

Visitation will be 2 – 8 PM Monday, September 26 at Den Herder Funeral Home, Paulding. There will be a wake service at 7:30 PM Monday.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations made to Masses or House of Love Ministries.