Barbara L. Segel's Obituary
Barbara L. Segel passed away at home on Friday September 29th, 2023 in Fort Myers, Florida just four days shy of her 82nd birthday. A member of the graduating class of 1959 at Fort Myers High Schoo,l she lived the majority of her life in Fort Myers. In 1974, she married Harris Segel and they lived in Decatur, Illinois and Memphis, Tennessee for the next 8 years. They moved back to Fort Myers in 1981 to be close to her mother and step-father, Pauline and Howard Washburn in their later years.
For the first 20 years of her adult life, Barbara worked in banking as a teller and supervisor. !n 1998 she left banking to start her own dog boarding and daycare business which she ran for 25 years until her death.
Barbara enjoyed singing in the church choir and being active with the Fort Myers Metro-McGregor Kiwanis. She was a longtime member of First Presbyterian Church.
She leaves behind to cherish her memory her husband of 49 years Harris Segel; her children Cristina Schitea of Sarasota, Florida and Steven Braden of Charlottesville, Virginia; and her grandchildren Stephanie and Ryan Schitea, and Joshua Braden.
Services are being handled by Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held at the Presbyterian Church of Fort Myers on Saturday, November 18th at 2:00PM.
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