Barbara Gill's Obituary
Oshkosh – Barbara J. Gill, age 77, passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2024. She was
born December 3, 1946, in Oshkosh, WI, to the late Edna Irene Hoffman Buck and Edward
Dewayne Buck.
Barb dedicated her life to serving others through various positions, including roles at
Wesley United Methodist Church, Evergreen Manor, and the Department of Corrections
from which she retired in 2014.
Despite any physical conditions or hardships, Barb remained unstoppable. She was the
rock of her family, helping to raise her siblings during her youth, enriching and
participating in her grandchildren’s lives from the day they were born, and caring for her
parents through their battles with dementia. Barb’s perseverance and selflessness were
evident to all who knew her. Her heart of gold and saintly patience touched many lives.
She had a deep love for nature, snow, and chocolate, and she always ensured the birds
were fed.
Preceding her in death were her son, David Andrew Gill; her mother, Edna Slover; father,
Edward Buck; brothers, Harvey and Raymond Krueger; sisters, Elaine Messer and Donna
Zander; and brothers-in-law Richard (Karen) Neubauer, Robert (Jacqueline) Sime, and
Mark (Sandra) Christenson.
Barb is survived by her daughter, Dawn (Martin) Monroe; four grandchildren, Alex
Hershberger and Nathan Hershberger of Oshkosh, Katelyn Hershberger of Omro, and
Joshua (Sarah) Hershberger of Oshkosh; and 2 great-grandchildren, Skylar and Raelyn,
whom Barb cherished through pictures. She is further survived by siblings: Jacqueline
Sime, Sandra Christensen (George Jackson), Georgette Kaufman, George (Marie) Kaufman, Karen Neubauer, Charles Hagn, Charlene (Dan) Brehmer, Betty Neitch, and
Joyce (Ivan) Westover, as well as many cousins, nieces, nephews, and extended family.
Barb’s family invites friends and relatives to a time of visitation on Thursday, August 22,
2024, from 2:00-3:00 p.m., followed by a brief service at 3:00 at Fiss & Bills-Poklasny
Funeral Home. A Celebration of Barb’s life will take place following the service.
Cremation has taken place.
Her final resting place will be at Forest Home Cemetery in Wittenberg, WI, with some
ashes “spread on the beautiful, cold, wet, soft, snow where her ashes will dissolve into the
ground when nature’s white fluff melts. Her ashes will recycle in the freshness of each
morning dew and the droplets of every rainfall.”
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