Early in her married life, she became very active in school activities, including president of the PTA at Dixie High School in New Lebanon, Ohio. As a member of the New Lebanon Brethren Church, she sang in the choir, taught Sunday school and worked with the youth group. She made a point of returning to Dayton each fall to reunite with her sisters and their families.
Barbara and her family settled in Scottsdale, Arizona, where she drove a school bus for several years even on Camelback Mountain. Barbara then enjoyed a full-time career as a quality control supervisor with Motorola for over 20 years before retiring. During retirement she remained active by volunteering with the Alphazonies Support Group and being the matriarch of a large family as 'Queen Mother'. For the last 12 years, Barbara held status as the eldest of five generations of hardheaded women adding another branch of five generations in 2019.
Barbara is preceded in death by her husband John Fletcher Dillon, daughter Sandra Vondrasek, son John 'Skip' Dillon, granddaughters Kimberly Tschirhart and Jill Villanueva, great granddaughter Meghan Louise Villanueva, parents Charles and Charlotte Browne, sisters Ida Akerland, Florence Bowlby, Elizabeth Huff, Natalie Hime, and Phyllis Richey. She is survived by daughter Barbee Lynn (Bill) Bennington, grandchildren Lori and Michaela Tschirhart, Mindi Dillon, Cyndee Farmer, Karen, Jonathan, Matthew and Esmeralda Bennington, and sister Claire Bohachek. Barbara had 12 great grandchildren and 10 great-great grandchildren. She is also survived by three nieces, six nephews and many friends.
Funeral services will be at Roger's Funeral Home, 324 W Main Street, New Lebanon, OH 45345,
phone 937-837-1272. The viewing is at 11:00 am on October 8, 2021 with the funeral at 12:00 pm followed by interment at Trissel Cemetery
Early in her married life, she became very active in school activities, including president of the PTA at Dixie High School in New Lebanon, Ohio. As a member of the New Lebanon Brethren Church, she sang in the choir, taught Sunday school and worked with the youth group. She made a point of returning to Dayton each fall to reunite with her sisters and their families.
Barbara and her family settled in Scottsdale, Arizona, where she drove a school bus for several years even on Camelback Mountain. Barbara then enjoyed a full-time career as a quality control supervisor with Motorola for over 20 years before retiring. During retirement she remained active by volunteering with the Alphazonies Support Group and being the matriarch of a large family as 'Queen Mother'. For the last 12 years, Barbara held status as the eldest of five generations of hardheaded women adding another branch of five generations in 2019.
Barbara is preceded in death by her husband John Fletcher Dillon, daughter Sandra Vondrasek, son John 'Skip' Dillon, granddaughters Kimberly Tschirhart and Jill Villanueva, great granddaughter Meghan Louise Villanueva, parents Charles and Charlotte Browne, sisters Ida Akerland, Florence Bowlby, Elizabeth Huff, Natalie Hime, and Phyllis Richey. She is survived by daughter Barbee Lynn (Bill) Bennington, grandchildren Lori and Michaela Tschirhart, Mindi Dillon, Cyndee Farmer, Karen, Jonathan, Matthew and Esmeralda Bennington, and sister Claire Bohachek. Barbara had 12 great grandchildren and 10 great-great grandchildren. She is also survived by three nieces, six nephews and many friends.
Funeral services will be at Roger's Funeral Home, 324 W Main Street, New Lebanon, OH 45345,
phone 937-837-1272. The viewing is at 11:00 am on October 8, 2021 with the funeral at 12:00 pm followed by interment at Trissel Cemetery
Family Members
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Ida Mayberry Browne Akerland
1916–1992
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Florence Adaline "Flo" Browne Bowlby
1918–2014
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Roberta Genevieve Browne
1919–1920
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Elizabeth Lincoln "Betsy" Browne Huff
1922–2019
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Charles Frederick Browne IV
1924–1925
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John Seth Browne
1924–1924
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Natalie Bennett "Nat" Browne Hime
1927–2013
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Phyllis Marie "Boo" Browne Richey
1933–1977
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