BARBARA DIANE HOFFMAN Obituary (1958

Barbara Diane Hoffman, age 58, died peacefully with family and friends around her at Saint Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri on Wednesday, September 28, 2016, from a long battle with cancer. Born September 27, 1958, in Kansas City, Missouri, she was raised in the Red Bridge area and later settled in a home in the Westport area of KC. Barb was a self-employed Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and graduated high school from Center High School in KC. She graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia with a B.E.S. in Guidance and Counseling, and achieved a Masters of Arts in Guidance and Counseling from the University of Missouri in Kansas City. Barb's passion was her love of animals, and during her lifetime she raised many wonderful cats and dogs, and she was an Amateur Dog Trainer. Her current dog Ruby Rose is a pure-bred Sheltie that has won many awards including Rally Novice, Rally Advanced and Rally Excellent. Barb almost finished achieving an RAE title with Ruby, and she continued her efforts while her health was failing. She was an active member of the Greater KC Dog Training Club of Raytown. Survivors include her mother, Marilyn Hoffman, of Overland Park; her brother, Stuart, of Dallas, Texas; her aunt and uncle, Pat and David Bernstein of Baltimore, Maryland and family friend, Paul Wacknov of Leawood. Barb had many wonderful friends and neighbors who supported her throughout her entire life. Graveside services will be held at 10:00am Sunday, October 2nd, at the Mount Carmel Cemetery, 5529 Ditzler, Raytown, Missouri. Relatives and friends are welcome at the service. In lieu of flowers donations in her name can be made to the Greater Kansas City Dog Training club in Raytown or the Habitat for Humanity.