" Arial; SimSun; language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"of the Kansas City area, formerly of Macomb Co., died May 8, 2013 at 79 years of age. " Arial; ;"Beloved wife of the late Victor; " Arial; ;"dearest mother of Laurent (Lorraine) LaCharite; " Arial; ;"loving grandmother of Jared LaCharite; dear sister of Dorothy Coussens, Lorraine (Marston 'Gus') Kuehne, Kathleen (Phil) Chenoweth and the late Leonard Kopacz. " Arial; ;"Preceded in death by her parents Frank and Gene Kopacz. " Arial; ;"Barbara loved to sing and attend church. " Arial; ;"In her free time she enjoyed gardening and working with large dogs. " Arial; ;" " Arial; ; " Arial; ;/