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Barbara A. Gengler, 84, passed away peacefully Monday morning April 20, 2026.
She was born October 3, 1941, in Chicago, Illinois, a daughter of the late James E and Alice H. Kelsey Woodhall. As a caring woman, Barbara made friends with everyone she met, including all the neighborhood dogs. .
Her husband Ronald Gengler, Sr., whom she married December 19, 1959, passed away April 11, 2018.
She leaves to cherish her memory, her children Pamela (Kevin) Stine, Marie (Brett) Julian and Ronald (karey deceased 2018) Gengler, Jr., eleven grandchildren, five great grandchildren , with two on the way ,and a childhood friend Lucy Langello.
Barbara is preceded in death by her son-in-law Jack Smith , four brothers and two sisters.
There will be a memorial service Thursday April 23 at 3:30 P.M. at Bethel Friendship Church, 2771 Spitler Rd., Poland.
Material tributes can be made in Barbara’s memory to Heartland Hospice, 1240 Boardman-Canfield Rd. Unit 4C, Boardman, Ohio 44512.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Edward J. Fox & Sons Funeral Home 4700 Market St. Boardman, Ohio 44512.
Family and friends may view this obituary at www.foxfuneralhome.org to send condolences to the Gengler family.
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