Barbara Ann Weber

Barbara Ann Weber passed away peacefully on Sunday January 8, 2023. All of her family had been with her in the days before she passed. Barbara was born in Cleveland, Ohio on June 13, 1937 to Dorothy Tobin Svegel and Andrew Svegel who predeceased her and are buried in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery in Oregon City, Oregon. The family moved to Portland, Oregon when Barbara was six years old. She graduated from two Catholic schools: St. Mary’s Academy (high school, 1955) and the University of Portland (Bachelor of Arts with a major in Spanish, 1959). Barbara was adventurous, and she joined the Central Intelligence Agency out of college where she worked until 1997. She met and married Ronald L. Weber (from Chicago, IL), a colleague at the American Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina on May 9, 1964 in Buenos Aires. They had three children: Stephen T. Weber, born in Argentina in 1965; Sandra W. Slappey Brown, born in Iran in 1966; and Donald J. Weber, born in Thailand in 1968. The family traveled the world and lived in South America, Europe, Africa, the Near East and the Far East from 1960 to 1983, pursuing Barbara’s and Ron’s careers. Upon marriage, Barbara became a lifelong fan of the Chicago Cubs because of her husband’s passion for the Cubs during the time he was growing up in Chicago. She also was an avid Washington National’s fan. A favorite family activity each summer was attending the Nationals-Cubs game to root for both sides. Barbara’s husband predeceased her in 2009. All three children survive, as well as Steve’s wife Kelly and their son Sam; Sandi’s husband, Tom and her children Ben and Kevin Slappey; and Don’s wife, Robin. In retirement, Barbara enjoyed seniors’ bowling leagues at Bowl American Bull Run, Manassas; taking classes through the Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI) for seniors; volunteering at Prince William Hospital; being a lector at All Saints Catholic Church; cruising (the Caribbean frequently, also Alaska and the Baltic Sea) and playing Scrabble with her friends at Chancellor’s Village in Fredericksburg where she lived the last two years of her life. If desired, donations may be made in her memory to All Saints Catholic Church, Manassas VA, of which she was a member from 1983 to 2020. A visitation is scheduled on Friday, January 13, 2023 from 11:00-12:00 at Pierce Funeral Home (9609 Center St., Manassas, VA 20110. The Catholic Funeral Mass will follow at 12:30 in the chapel of All Saints Catholic Church (9300 Stonewall Rd, Manassas, VA 20110). Burial to follow at 2:00 pm at Stonewall Memory Gardens (12004 Lee Hwy, Manassas VA 20109).

Barbara Ann Weber

June 13, 1937 - January 8, 2023