Barbara E. Brackman

Barbara E. Brackman, age 83, of Maria Stein, Ohio, died on Sunday, April 27, 2025 at Otterbein St. Marys.  She was born on October 26, 1941 in Toledo, Ohio to the late Julia (Rau) Eggleston and Edgar Gerrard who was killed in action during WWII.  She was preceded in death by an ex-husband Clayton Cornell. She married Richard Brackman on January 24, 1987 and he preceded her in death on November 28, 2012.  She is survived by her children: Cynthia & Mark Briggs, St. Marys, Laureen & Randall Lininger, St. Marys, Kent & Megan Cornell, Edgerton and Nathan & Shishi Li-Cornell, Cape Coral, Florida, grandchildren: Morgan & Chris Benoit, Angie & Paul Soltesz, Derek Lininger, Eleanor & Clayton Cornell, Limingjing nong, great grandchildren: Riley & Lily Benoit and Thomas Soltesz.  She was a 1959 graduate of Ursula High School, Toledo, and obtained a degree in social work from Wright State University. She worked in Wapakoneta, Ohio for several years. She enjoyed slot machine gambling, shopping, traveling and loved an ice-cold Coke and tootsie rolls.  She loved her pet dogs very much, starting with Tyler and Tippy, Penny, Terry, Bucky and her last pet Max the cat. She loved being a mother to her 4 children and adored spending time with her grandchildren,  great grandchildren and her great neighbors and friends. The family is very appreciative and would like to thank Otterbein in St. Marys and Grand Lake Hospice for the special care and support they provided. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 AM Friday, May 2, 2025 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Maria Stein, Ohio with burial will follow in St. John Cemetery.  Friends may call at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster, on Friday, May 2, 2025 from 9 to 10 AM.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Grand Lake Hospice.   Condolences may be left at www.hogenkampfh.com.