BLAHA, BARBARA LEE, 92 , passed away on February 9, 2023 at Rolling Hills Health and Rehab. Barbara was born on January 12, 1931 in Salina to Ora Stoner and Lena Grace {Goeckler} Toulouse. Growing up in the depression Barbara was very much like most from that time frame; she was a real matriarch. Barbara married Joseph Ralph Blaha on  November 17, 1951.\

She loved time with her family camping and fishing and enjoyed sewing, knitting and crocheting things for them as well. For work Barbara was a switchboard operator for Southwestern Bell and spent time as a volunteer for Epilepsy of Kansas. True to her work life Barbara's favorite past time as she got older was talking on the phone with her beloved family members.

Barbara is survived by her sons Clinton(Bobbie) and Curtis(DiAnn); daughter Rona Rosenboom(Chris); grandchildren Zachary(Brandy), Jacob, Amy Pappas(Colen), Christopher, Hollie Stratton(Michael), Daniel(Suzy), Joseph(Claire); great grandchildren Landon, Talan, Kyla, Kannon, Aiden, Liam, Mila, Ryan, Holden, Canyon, Caleb, Joshua, Ethan and Apollo and many other family and friends. She is preceded in death by her mom and dad Lena and Ora; husband Joseph Ralph Blaha; siblings Leo Toulouse, Bud Toulouse, Chuck Toulouse, Roy Toulouse, Grace Stevens, Lucille Johnson and Judy and one granddaughter Rayven Blaha.

Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, February 13, 2023 at Resthaven Cemetery Garden of Devotion, Wichita.

Family requests memorial donations be made to Epilepsy Foundation of Missouri and Kansas, 2340 E. Meyer Blvd, Bldg. 1, Suite 300B, Kansas City, Missouri 64132.