Barbara W. Wilson

Barbara Wade Wilson, 87, a lifelong resident of Oberlin, died Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010 at Keystone Pointe in LaGrange, surrounded by family.

She was born March 3, 1922 in Oberlin, was a 1940 graduate of Oberlin High School and attended Oberlin College. She was a long-time volunteer for Meals on Wheels and the Oberlin Public Library. She was a member of the Nineteenth Century Club and a former member of Christ Episcopal Church of Oberlin where she helped in the children's ministry.

Mrs. Wilson is survived by a son Jeffrey O. Wilson of Santa Monica, Calif; daughters Betsy A. Wilson of Columbus, Ohio and Laura K. Wilson of the United Kingdom. She was a loving grandmother of five grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Edward "Al" Wilson in 2009 and parents Mildred (nee Weisman) and Benjamin Wade, who owned and operated the former Wade Hardware Store of Oberlin.

A memorial service honoring her life will be at noon on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at Christ Episcopal Church, 162 S. Main St., Oberlin. Interment will be at Westwood Cemetery, Oberlin. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, P.O. Box 74924 Cleveland, Ohio, 44194-4924.

Dicken Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Elyria, is in charge of arrangements.