Barbara D. Hamich |
| Posted 2018-01-29 by mhenderson |
| Today's News-Herald, Lake Havasu City, AZ >>> Published on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 <<< >>> July 21, 1925 — April 7, 2015 <<< Born in Patschkau, Germany, July 21, 1925, Barbara moved to Lima, Peru after World War II. In Lima, Barbara worked for Elna Sewing Machine becoming one of the only female executives. After moving to Chicago she met Walter Hamich, a fellow German. They wed on Oct. 28, 1961 at Holy Hill Basilica in Wisconsin and moved to Lake Havasu City in 1970 with their two daughters. Barbara was an active parishioner at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church; Walter served as deacon from 1987 through 1992. They owned and operated Walter’s Custom Woodwork from 1972 to 1990. They moved to Phoenix in 1992 to work with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix Diaconate Office and to be near their grandsons. Barbara’s first priority was her family whom she loved unconditionally. Barbara returned to Lake Havasu in 2012. Barbara was preceded in death by her parents, Guillermo and Agnes; brother, Christoph; and husband, Walter. She is survived by two daughters, Monica (James) Charnell (Phoenix), and Dodie (Tom) Gildea (Lake Havasu City); sister, Enriqueta (Germany); brother, Bill (South Carolina); three nieces, Christel, Rebecca, and Michelle; and three grandsons, Peter, Matthew and Zachary. A visitation will be at at 6 p.m., Thursday at Lietz-Fraze, followed by a rosary at 7 p.m. Mass will be at 11 a.m., Friday at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church. A celebration of life will continue at the Church Hall immediately following mass. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Hospice of Havasu or Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church. Thoughts and condolences can be sent to Barbara’s family at www.lietz- frazefuneralhome.com. Services were placed in the care of Lietz-Fraze. |
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