Barbara Joan (Fedorovich) Jansen-Oakes

Barbara J. Jansen-Oakes, 70, passed away Sunday, November 28, 2021, after a valiant fight against breast cancer. Barbara was born November 12, 1951, to Frank and Jane (Comparda) Fedorovich in Akron and was an area resident most of her life, graduating from Field High School (1969) and Kent State University (1973) and raising her four children in Stow. Barbara was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church and the Stow Chamber of Commerce and was a proud competitor on the Dragon Boat Dream Team. She worked as a realtor throughout the Akron area. Her greatest joy in life was spending time with her children and grandchildren. Each summer, the entire crew of kids and grandkids would take a vacation together, creating memories with the people closest to her heart. Celebrated as a caring listener, Barb cherished her close group of friends who supported her, traveled with her, and shared dinners with her at her favorite local restaurants.
Barbara was preceded in death by her husbands William Jansen (1981) and Donald Oakes (2017), brother Gary Fedorovich and father Frank Fedorovich. She is survived by children Alicia (Adam) Marrara, Donald (Sophaly) Oakes, Meagan (Jedediah) Stone, and Andrew Oakes; grandchildren Alexus, Calabria, Roman, Agnes, Lucia, Elias, Donald, and Emerson "Pizza"; mother Jane Fedorovich; brother Frank (Peggy) Fedorovich; niece Kyra (Ben) Morrow, and numerous loving nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles, and in-laws.
The family will receive friends Friday, December 3, 2021, from 5 to 7 pm at Dunn-Quigley Stow Chapel, 3333 Kent Rd., Stow, OH 44224. A Mass of Chrisitan Burial will be celebrated Saturday, December 4, 2021, at 10 am at Holy Family Catholic Church, 3179 Kent Rd, Stow, OH 44224. Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made for a college fund for her grandchildren directly to the family or mailed to the Anthony Funeral Home, 1990 S. Main St., Akron OH 44301.