Barbara Ann Sandusky, age 71, a resident of Pasadena for 51 years, passed away on July 16, 2013 at Baltimore Washington Medical Center after a 10 year illness.

She was born on February 14, 1942, in Baltimore, to the late Marjorie and Leo Beall, Sr. After high school, she went to work as a custodian for Anne Arundel County Schools, and enjoyed gardening, birds, lighthouses, the Young and the Restless, the Price is Right, steamed crabs, angels, and, of course, spending time with her grandchildren.

Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 47 years: Melvin J. Sandusky, Sr., and her loving daughter Wendy Hightower.

Barbara is survived by her daughter Kim Wesley, of Pasadena; three sons: Melvin J. Sandusky, Jr., Jeffery Sandusky, and Craig L. Sandusky, all of Pasadena; seven grandchildren: Candice Hightower, of Pasadena, Richard Hightower, Jr., of Houston, TX, Gabrielle and Bethany Sandusky, of Pasadena, Hannah Sandusky, of Montana, and Mackenzie and Craig Sandusky, of Pasadena.

The family requests friends visit on Thursday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 PM at the Gregory J. Gonce Funeral Home, PA, 169 Riviera Drive, Pasadena. Her funeral service will commence on Friday at 12:30 PM. Those who wish may contribute to Hospice of the Chesapeake at www.hospicechesapeake.org – and you may express your condolences here as well.