Barbara Saxe Obituary

The Rev. Barbara A. A. Saxe, 86, of the Parsons section of Wilkes-Barre, went home to be with the Lord Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. She was in the care of Allied Services Hospice.

Born Sept. 22, 1935, in Pottsville, she was the daughter of the late John and Etta Griffiths Walters. Barbara graduated from Nanticoke High School with the Class of 1953 and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in education from Wilkes College in 1957.

She married Larry Saxe on Aug. 25, 1956, while he was serving with the U.S. Air Force. They met each other, as well as were married, at Patterson Grove Campground, where her family maintained a cottage for most of her life.

Barbara was a lay speaker and instructor with the former Wyoming Conference of the United Methodist Church, as well as being on the secretarial staff. She was active in the United Methodist Women at the district level and was a past president and treasurer.

Barbara attended and graduated from Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, D.C., and was ordained in the United Methodist Church in 1995.

The Rev. Saxe pastored several United Methodist Churches over the years, including: Forty Fort UMC; Askam-Newport UM Charge; Maple Grove UMC; Evans Falls-Alderson UMC Charge; and First UMC, West Nanticoke. The Rev. Saxe was a member of Firwood United Methodist Church for many years, was a member of Order of Eastern Star and served as spiritual director at Patterson Grove.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, The Rev. Dr. Larry Saxe, on Oct. 26, 1988, after 32 years of marriage.

She is survived by her son, Leslie Saxe, Parsons; and John Saxe and his wife, Brenda, Bellevue, Neb.; and a granddaughter, Ashely Saxe, Anchorage, Alaska.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in Forty Fort United Methodist Church, 26 Yeager Ave., Forty Fort, with the Rev. Richard Bradshaw, pastor, officiating. Interment will follow in Scott Cemetery, Shickshinny, (Waterton).

Viewing and visitation hours will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Dinelli Family Funeral Home, 170 E. Broad St., Nanticoke, and from 9 a.m. until the time of the service Saturday in the church.

In lieu of flowers, please consider at contribution in the Rev. Saxe's memory to Patterson Grove Campmeeting Association, 1128 Bethel Hill Road, Shickshinny, PA 18655.

To leave the family a message of condolence or expression of sympathy, please visit www.dinellifuneralhome.com.