Obituary of Barbara Jean (Rusin) Sarff

Age 85 of Burnsville, MN. passed away on December 22, 2021. She was a beloved Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother. She was born April 1, 1936 in Taconite, Minnesota to Frank and Mary (Aimonetti) Rusin. Barbara graduated from Greenway High School (Coleraine) in 1954. She married Robert Sarff in 1955 and was divorced in 1987. Together they had four wonderful children. Barbara is survived by her children – Gary(Trish), Rick(Sheryl), Sue(John) Swartz and Dave(Theresa). Five grandchildren – Nikki(Jay), Matt, Tony(Shanon), Nadine(Matt) and Ann(Greg). Two great grandchildren - Riley and Charlotte. She was preceded in death by her parents Frank and Mary Rusin, sisters Donna Bjork, Lottie Staydohar and many other loved ones. Celebration of Life will be at the Edina Chapel of Cremation Society, 7110 France Avenue South, Edina on Wednesday, January 5, 2022. Visitation will be from 2-4pm with Memorial service at 4pm and reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, www.alz.org. Masks are required.