Barbara Raetz VanEgeren (Raetz)

A happy and optimistic person who was also quiet and reserved, Barbara Raetz VanEgeren, age 59, of Sugarcreek Township, passed away unexpectedly, Friday, June 9th, 2017 at her home. She was born October 15th, 1957 in San Francisco, California. She was recently retired from the Defense Contract Management Agency, where she worked as a civil servant. Barbara loved to bake. She particularly liked baking sourdough bread and chocolate stout cake, along with chocolate chip cookies. Barbara also enjoyed working in her flower garden. In her early years, she was an avid photographer and loved the beach. While in California, Barbara owned and operated two coffee shops as she worked for D.C.M.A. She was preceded in death by her her parents, and sisters Mary Ann Stockwell and Jacquilin Raetz. Barbara is survived by her husband, Thomas VanEgeren and siblings Alan Raetz, Margie Baily,Gloria Nelson, Nancy Raetz and Kathy Raetz. You are welcome to attend Barbara's life celebration visitation on Tuesday June 13th from 6-8:00 pm at Conner & Koch Life Celebration Home, 92 W. Franklin St., Bellbrook (937-848-6651). You are welcome to send a condolence or flowers, light a candle and share a story or picture about Barbara at www.ConnerAndKoch.com by clicking on her name. Copyright Notice © 2017 (Conner & Koch Life Celebration Home) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. This obituary is a work protected under international and federal Copyright Laws and Treaties. Any unauthorized reproduction, distribution or use of this material is prohibited. No part of this compiled work may be reproduced, altered or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without express written permission from the author. The author hereby grants the newspaper the right to publish the complied work on the dates and location provided in the submission details and further grants to the newspaper the right to reproduce the work electronically in any website or digital medium owned or controlled by the newspaper provided the copy is not altered or modified in any way. The funeral home's website domain must accompany any reproduction of the work. The work must not be used for or by any person for direct commercialized gain in competition with the author, the funeral home, or their respective businesses. Privacy Disclaimer The information contained in this Book of Memories is intended solely for the private use of the families and friends of the deceased to support each other and honor, respect and pay tribute to the memory of the deceased. Any and all other use is strictly prohibited. Without limiting the foregoing, any reproduction, distribution of the information contained herein, nor any contact or solicitation of any person identified in this work, nor any attempt to use the information in the work is prohibited.

Barbara Raetz VanEgeren (Raetz)

October 15, 1957 - June 9, 2017