Barbara T Faherty

Barbara Ruth Thibaut Faherty born on December 13, 1939, left us on March 18, 2025 for pearly gates and eternal joy. Barbara/MOM!/Ma started life on a farm, moved to German Village with the growing family and grew up with eleven siblings. She helped create the eclectic music scene in her children’s lives with her offerings of Barry Manilow, Elvis Presley, John Denver, CCR, Petula Clark, and a host of others. Her skill at interior decorating was unsurpassed. She worked at ‘the bar’, Grange Insurance, and retired from the Franklin County Auditor. The thing she most loved to do was cook for her children. Her homemade pancakes created life long memories. Her chocolate chip cookies are legendary. By the time she had her 5th child, she had 5 children under the age of 5. Not being finished she went ahead to have #6, #7 and #8.

Barbara/MOM! is preceded in death by her parents Henry and Beatrice; father of her children James Faherty, sisters Patricia Cox, Mary Catherine White, Gail Hirn; brothers Robert “Wayne”, Larry, Michael, Jerome “Jerry” Thibaut; brothers-in-law, Bill Cox, Jim White, Keith Russell; sister-in-law Dian Thibaut. She is survived by her eight children: Patrick (Kirsten), James (Holly), Timothy (Tami), Colleen (David) Brown, Tara (Jon) McKee, Denis (Chris), Shane, Heather (James) Delfino. Sisters Margy (Harry) Timmons, Linda Russell, brothers Henry (Tess) Thibaut, Donald Thibaut, brother-in-law Chip Hirn and sisters-in-law Wanda Thibaut, Shirley Thibaut and Janet Thibaut. Seventeen grandchildren: Blaine Faherty, Lyndsey Moreland, Brooke Faherty, Chloe Rumpf, Brittany Shipley, Nalani Stark, John Faherty, Kaley Knight, Lauren Faherty, Matthew Faherty, Marissa Faherty, Emma Faherty, Kelly Faherty, Quinn Faherty, Declan Faherty, Giovanni Delfino and Rocco Delfino. Thirteen great grandchildren: Amelia, Audrey, Ruby, Elaine, Mason, Mia, Maggie, Miles, Teagan, Presley, Scarlet, Lochlyn and Callan. Number 14 great-grand baby is on the way.