Obituaries

Barbara Booth Dahlgren passed away at the Leesburg Memorial Hospital in Leesburg Fl. June 7th, 2023. Barbara was born in Sunbury Pa. September 10, 1928, the daughter of the late Basse A. Beck and Ruth Welker Beck.

She attended Sunbury schools and graduated from Drew Seminary in 1946.

During her time in Danville, she was active in the Geisinger Auxiliary, served as a director of Frosty Valley Country Club and The First National Bank of Danville, she was a long-time member of The Grove Presbyterian Church and volunteered for many years at 12 Baskets in Sanibel Florida. Barbara was a very talented and award-winning artist, an avid golfer once scoring a “hole in one” and was an accomplished fisherman in her beloved southwest Florida.

She was preceded in death by her first husband William E. Booth in 1982 and her second husband Robert E. Dahlgren in 1998, a daughter in law Diane Booth, a son in law James Ott and a sister Phyliss Yerger. She is survived by sons; William Booth Jr (Charlotte), Eufaula, Ala. Robert Booth Danville and daughter Becky Ott Media Pa. Grandchildren include William Booth III (Amy), J. Michael Ott Jr (Sarah), Matthew C. Ott, Robert Booth Jr (Olivia), and Erin (Booth) Kenawell (Geoff). She is also survived by 7 great grand-daughters and sisters Deborah Beck of Harrisburg and Louisa Hatanka of Tokyo, Japan.

Memorial Services will be held privately at the convenience of the family.

Contributions in Barbara’s memory may be made to the charity of choice, the “Booth Family Fund c/o The Community Foundation For Giving, 725 West Front St, Berwick Pa 18603 or The Grove Presbyterian Church 376 Bloom St Danville Pa 17821.