BARBARA BORNSTEIN

January 19, 1933 - May 21, 2018

Barbara Bornstein, 85, of Overland Park, KS passed away peacefully on May 21, 2018. Graveside services and burial will be held at 3:00 PM on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, 5529 Ditzler, Raytown, MO 66133. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to Congregation Ohev Shalom or a charity on one’s choice. Barbara was born on January 19, 1933 in Wilmington, Delaware to the late Samuel and Clara Frances (Krigstein) Cohen. Barbara met her husband Jack Bornstein on a blind date and they were wed in 1957. They spent almost 60 years happily married until his passing in 2013. She retired from UMKC after 30 plus years of service. Barbara was a longtime member of Ohev Sholom. It was very important to her that her daughters had a proper Jewish upbringing and instilled those values in them. Family was everything to Barbara especially her granddaughters. She even travelled to Russia to bring one of her granddaughters home. Barbara loved to cook and bake and no matter the time or day she always had food to feed those who stopped by to visit. In addition to her parents, Barbara was preceded in death by her husband, Jack and her brother, Herbert Cohen. Those left to cherish her memory include her daughters: Ilene (Richard) Benson and Marsie Bornstein, granddaughters: Shira (Jon) Hurst-Sneh and Risa Bornstein and great-grandchildren: Rylee, Livy and Aiden Hurst-Sneh. The family would like to extend their thanks and gratitude to The Atriums and their staff for the love, care and support provided to their mother over the last years.