Barbara A. Albrecht

Barbara A. (Ball) Albrecht On Friday, October 2, 2020, Barbara A. Albrecht of Massillon, loving and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away at the age of 72. Barbara was born on February 24, 1948 in Canton, Ohio to Willard and Margaret (Merritt) Ball. She graduated from Perry High School in 1966. After graduation, Barbara moved to Washington D.C. to work at the Pentagon. She moved back home, and on October 28, 1972, married her husband of 47 years, Donald. Barbara was employed by the Timken Company, Perry Local Schools, and Trinity United Methodist Church. She retired from the Akron Beacon Journal where she was a Message Center specialist at both the former Stark Bureau and the Akron newsroom. Barbara was an award - winning cross-stitch artist and enjoyed crocheting blankets. She was named “Mother of the Year” from the Mother of Twins Club. She enjoyed growing flowers, watching Westerns, and spoiling her grandchildren. Barbara was preceded in death by her parents, Willard and Margaret (Merritt) Ball. She is survived by her husband, Donald, her three children, Dana (Andrew) Hire, Daniel (Amy) Albrecht, and Abby Albrecht (Santos Garcia); grandchildren Ethan & Meredith Hire and Isabel & Alisera Garcia; her brother, David (Bonnie) Ball and many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held on Thursday, October 8 from 6-8 p.m. at Paquelet Funeral Home and 10 – 11 a.m. on Friday. A Celebration of Barb’s life will be held on Friday, October 9 at 11:00 a.m. Interment to follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research: www.michaeljfox.org Paquelet Funeral Home & Crematory (330) 833-3222