Barbara Channer Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Barbara Channer of Fairview Heights, Illinois, born in Washington Park, Illinois, who passed away at the age of 89, on January 3, 2026. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Barbara Channer to show support.
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 husband Paulus S. Channer; her parents, Anthony and Mary; and her brother Carl Batha. She is survived by: her children, Andrew Channer (Vicki) of Fairview Heights, IL and Cathleen Hughes (David) of Swansea, IL; her grandchildren, Megan Hall (Jacob) of St. Louis, MO and Danny Hughes of Swansea, IL; her great grandchild Sophia C. Hall; her sister Mary Louis Baum (Urban) of Shiloh, IL; and her sister-in-law Jeanne Batha of Platteville, WI..
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Fairview Heights Police Department or to Missouri Botanical Gardens at http://www.missouribotanicalgardens.org.
