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Obituary for Barbara Himler (Raia)

Barbara  Himler (Raia)
Barbara Himler (nee Raia) 57. Beloved wife for 39 years of Duane Himler.
Loving mother of daughters, Beth (Doug) Garaux of Hartville, Sarah (Dennis) Cole of Massillon, and Rachel (Chris) Miller of Hartville; grandchildren, Zion, Julia, Mycah, Brayden and Reese; She was preceded in death by her father, Emmanuel Raia and her mother, Julia Raia.
Dearest sister of brothers, Anthony (Gayle) Raia and Michael (Kimberly) Raia; sister Judith (Jack) Knudson; many nieces and nephews; beloved dog Buster.

Barb was employed with Fred Olivieri Construction Company for 17 years. She was a dedicated employee and her position encompassed a vast range of roles. Her cheerful voice and willingness to help made it evident she loved her job.

Barbara formerly lived in the city of Willowick as a young girl and then of Stow where she graduated from Stow High School in 1976.

As Barb started her family, she split her time raising her three girls and balancing a career as a photographer at Olan Mills.

Not long after their move to Canal Fulton, Duane and Barb formed Photastic Images Photography. Together they photographed weddings for many years making brides feel beautiful and confident.

She gave tirelessly to those she loved and celebrated everyday occasions with style, love and laughter.

Barb found joy in baking special treats for family and friends. Her creativity poured out into her baking. Barb was very blessed to have talents in many creative modalities.

Her joys included her family, friends, her dog, baking, books and her Barbie collection. Barbara leaves many broken hearts and will be deeply missed.

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