Barbara Ann Provencher of Waukesha passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at Applewood of Brookfield at the age of 82. She was born in West Bend, WI on July 1, 1937 the daughter of Orville and Rose (nee Stuckey) Potter. On November 29, 1958 she married Oliver Provencher; he preceded her in death on January 23, 2002. Barbara was a member of Living Word Lutheran Church.
She will be sadly missed by her children, Linda (Terry) Schroeder of Waukesha, Vicki Provencher of Milwaukee, Mark (Sally) Provencher of Big Bend and Dave Provencher of Waukesha, her seven grandchildren, Shawn (Phan) Sanford, Scott (Johanna) Sanford, Michael Sanford, Jessica (fiancée Joe Freeman) Provencher, Jacob Schroeder, Jared (Renee) Schroeder and Rachel (Josh) Marx and 11 great-grandchildren. She is further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. In addition to her husband, Oliver she was preceded in death by her brother Floyd Potter and sister Joan Wolf.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, January 26, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. until the 4:00 p.m. funeral service at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, 1941 Madison Street, Waukesha, WI 53188. Pastor John Borgwardt will preside. Private burial will be at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Hartford at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials are appreciated to the Living Word Lutheran Church Building Fund.