Barbara J. Brown Conrad 1958-2025

She was born April 30, 1958, in Struthers, to the late Robert and Marjorie James Brown.

Barb achieved her master’s degree in speech pathology and worked as a speech language pathologist and supervisor of Speech and Language Services for over 40 years prior to retiring from the Lorain County Education Services Center in 2023.

Barb was a member of OSSPEAC (Ohio Speech Pathology and Educational Audiology Coalition), ASHA (American Speech and Hearing Association), and has received both State of Ohio and national awards from those organizations. Barb has a scholarship fund in her name created by the OSSPEAC organization.

She is survived by her devoted husband of 44 years, Bryan Scott Conrad; her beloved children, Brianna Conrad (Los Angeles, California) and Brandon (Victoria) Conrad (Peninsula); her grandchildren, Gabrielle, Beckett and August Conrad (Peninsula); her siblings, Jim (Sharon) Brown (Phoenix, Arizona) and Kathy Wood (Berlin Center); and a lifetime of dear friends and colleagues. Barb was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Marjorie James Brown (Struthers).

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations in Barbara’s memory be made to OSSPEAC-Barbara J. Conrad Scholarship (Mail to Kelley Mendosa, Treasurer OSSPEAC, 8840 Greenwood Road, North Royalton, OH 44133; or to the Presbyterian Women’s Organization, â„… Medina Presbyterian Church, 5020 Burgundy Bay, Medina, OH 44256.

The family will receive friends 3 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 25, 2025, at Waite Funeral Home, 765 N. Court St., Medina, OH 44256.

A celebration of life will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, April 26, 2025, at Medina Presbyterian Church, 5020 Burgundy Bay, Medina, OH 44256.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.waitefuneralhome.com.

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