Barbara J. Trautmann, 75, of Renfrew, Forward Township, Pennsylvania, died April 11, 2012 at LAS St. John Specialty Care Center in Mars.  Born in Portland, Oregon on August 21, 1936, she was the daughter of the late John Merrill and Ethel Crane Bittner.

Barbara was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt.  Her adventurous spirit will live on.  Surviving are her husband, Hugh M. Trautmann (SPHS '52), who she married on August 29, 1959; two sons, Timothy Trautmann and Peter Trautmann (Steve Shipp) of Columbus, Ohio; three daughters, Susan Crist (Peter) of Saxonburg, Anne Trautmann of Taos, New Mexico, and Merrill Jacques (Kevin) of Rocky River, Ohio; one sister, (SPHS '64) Merrill Bittner (Nancy Noppa) of Newry, Maine; and one brother, (SPHS '61) John Bittner (Lynn) of Homer Alaska; and six grandchildren.

Butler Eagle, Pennsylvania, April 15, 2012