Barbara Helen Togger

Barbara Helen Carroll Togger, 96, of Prince George, Virginia, passed away peacefully at home on November 28, 2023. She was born on October 9, 1927, in Massachusetts.

She is survived by her ten children, Teresa Harmon (Craig), Cynthia Cacek (Paul), Lucy Ray (Mike deceased), Joseph Togger, Stephen Togger (Denise), Mary Ann Hallman (Robert), Carolyn Yarosz (Mark), Karl Togger (Rena), Ruby Spain (Keith), and Amanda Porter (Terrill). She was blessed with twenty-six grandchildren; thirty-seven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. She is survived by many nephews and nieces.

She was preceded in death by her husband of sixty-two years, Alfred J. Togger; her brother, Warren Carroll; her son-in-law, Michael Ray; and her grandson, Joseph Patrick Togger.

In her early years, in addition to raising ten children, she was busy with cooking, gardening, canning and sewing, and she enjoyed playing both piano and organ. She was a kindergarten Sunday school teacher and a member of the choir at St. James Catholic Church in Hopewell.

She loved holiday gatherings with standing room only. In her later years her favorite activities included quilting, doing puzzles, color-by-number pictures and Diamond Dots painting, and she enjoyed birdwatching from her kitchen window. She spent her last few years being cared for and loved by hospice workers and personal sitters. Special thanks go to Emily, Emma, Michelle, and Sharvi.

Visitation will be at Church of The Sacred Heart - New Bohemia in Prince George at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 6, 2023. A funeral mass will follow at 2:00 p.m. with internment at Southlawn Memorial Park in Prince George County.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to AT Home Care & Hospice of the Tri-Cities area, or to Church of The Sacred Heart, 9300 Community Ln, Petersburg, VA 23805.