Barbara Shay Mitchell

Barbara Jean (Shay) Mitchell passed away suddenly on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at her home in Carlisle. She was born May 19, 1943 to the late Donald and Sara (Rhoads) Shay.

Barbara was an old-fashion cook. She made the best chocolate chip cookies, fudge, spaghetti sauce and strawberry and peach jam. She enjoyed baking, knitting, gardening and puzzles.

During her children’s younger years, she was known as “mom” to all of their friends. She treated them as if they were her own.

Barbara loved her family cottage along the water in Hastings, Ontario, Canada and attending her grandchildren’s sporting events. Above all, she enjoyed spending time with her family and will be greatly missed.

She is survived by her loving husband of 24 years, Gary; son, Jeff Webb and his wife Carmen of Dillsburg; daughter, Debbie (Webb) Tukis and husband Larry of Mechanicsburg; grandchildren, Zachary and Maria Tukis, Shayne and Ashley Webb, Suzanne Emmons; and step grandchildren, Brielle and Nathan Mitchell, Josh, Ryan and Keely Mitchell, and Kate, Sam, and Jack DeLuca. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her two sisters, Sylvia and Eileen.

There will be no services for Barbara. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to Hospice of Central PA, 1701 Linglestown Road, Harrisburg, PA 17110 (a charity she had supported for years) or the American Heart Association, Capital Region Division, 1019 Mumma Road, Wormleysburg, PA 17043.

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