Barbara R. Willey Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Barbara R. Willey in Saint Joseph, Michigan, who passed away on February 5, 2023 at the age of 95. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Bernhard Pistorius and Eda Pistorius of Chicago, IL.; her husband Foster Willey; her sons-in-law, Peter Guilford and Charles Peterson; and her siblings, Bernard Henry "Hank" Pistorius and Virginia Moloney.
She is survived by: her children, Matthew (Karen), Margaret (Richard Joanisse), Ann (Bruce Mason), Foster Jr. (Valerie), Andrew (Renee), Richard (Arleen Lawson), Rosemary (Charles Wattles), Robert (Nancy), Mary, Guy (Richard Costa) and Serena. She is also survived by nineteen grandchildren, fifteen great- grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Box Factory for the Arts, boxfactoryforthearts.com and Fernwood Botanical Garden, fernwoodbotanical.org.
