Barbara Elspeth Cooney Lenehan Kuersteiner Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Barbara Elspeth Cooney Lenehan Kuersteiner in Tallahassee, Florida, who passed away at the age of 96, on December 6, 2025. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Barbara Elspeth Cooney Lenehan Kuersteiner or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Barbara may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Bernard Patrick Cooney and Anna Phinn Cooney. She is survived by: her husband Navy; her siblings, Only, Bernard Cooney and Mary Slot; and her children, Jolie Hellings (Carl), Christopher and Sam.
Visitation will be held on Friday, December 12th 2025 at 1:30 PM at the Bevis Funeral Home & Crematory (200 John Knox Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32303). A funeral service will be held on Friday, December 12th 2025 at 2:00 PM at the same location. A committal service will be held on Friday, December 12th 2025 at 3:00 PM at the Oakland Cemetery (838 N Bronough St, Tallahassee, FL 32303).
