Barbara Ann Pelech passed away at Seton Medical Center Hays in Kyle, Texas on Monday, October 30, 2017 at the age of 72.
Barbara is preceded in death by her parents, Francis Edward and Guida Ellingsworth, her sister, Vickie Sue Hrncir, stepson Kenneth Pelech Jr., and her loving husband Kenneth Matthew Pelech, Sr. Barbara is survived by her loving children Jeffrey Francis and Dionne Hawthorne, Kimberly Marie Hawthorne, John David and Sonia Hawthorne, James Daniel and Michele Hawthorne, Mark Pelech and Christine and Keith Roberts, 14 grandchildren, 4 great children, 5 nephews, and 2 nieces. She is also survived by her sister and brother-in- law, Terri Lynn Dailey and David Zimmerman and many cousins.
Barbara was born in Paris Island, South Carolina in 1944. Barbara was Homecoming Queen at Saint James High School in 1962. She worked for the government FAA for 22 years. She retired in Kyle, Texas in 2005 where she was a pioneer founder of KASZ (Kyle Area Senior Zone).
