Barbara "Bunnie" A. Wilhelm

Barbara "Bunnie" Ann (Murphy) Wilhelm age 70, passed suddenly on December 30, 2015 in Hamilton, OH from a cardio pulmonary arrest. Bunnie entered life on November 23, 1945 in Cincinnati, OH and is predeceased by her parents George and Barbara Murphy. She was raised in Western Hills and a 1963 graduate of Seton High School. Bunnie attended the University of Cincinnati ­ The Oaks and resided in Hamilton County (Deer Park, OH) until united in marriage on July 17, 1987 and survived by her high school sweetheart and loving husband Charles John (C.J.) Wilhelm. Bunnie is lovingly remembered by her 2 children of previous marriage, James "Jamie/Jim" Boyd of Mason, OH and Jacquelyn "Jackie" (Boyd) Roberts of Jacksonville, FL. Her 2 stepdaughters Becki (Kevin) Ford of Oaks, ND, and Angel (Brian) Motter of Phoenix, AZ. Her 5 grandchildren Lindsey, Aaron, Colin, Aidan, and Ariel. Bunnie lived her life as a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother who cared for family and MANY friends who needed a gentle listening ear, caring words of wisdom, or a thoughtful prayer providing much needed hope. Her signature "B" had bunny ears and tail, she will be remembered for her love of crafts, cooking, birt...[more]

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day and holiday cards, but most of all for her passion for pictures... most still captured on a low­tech 35 mm camera as well as her hi­tech iPhone. Visitation and funeral will be Wednesday, January 6, 2016 10 AM until time of service at 12pm at Ivey Funeral Home, 2565 Princeton Rd, Hamilton, OH 45011. Flowers are welcomed and appreciated, though in lieu of flowers we encourage a donation to the Animal Friends Humane Society of Butler County Ohio in her name. She loved animals often rescuing dozens of stray cats, dogs, and an occasional squirrel outside her kitchen window. Bunnie's pride was her Dachshundnamed Jo­Jo, who survives and already misses her dearly.