Lynette M. Barr

It is with great sorrow we announce that Lynette Marie Barr (nee Steele) of Elyria departed this life on January 24th, 2022 following a brief illness. Lynette was born December 7, 1959 in Medina, to Blake and Jeanette Steele. She attended Western Reserve High School, where she played the flute in the marching band and graduated with honors. Horses were a big part of her early life; she was a member of the Bronc Busters Horse 4-H Club and loved spending her summers at the fair. She never stopped loving animals or a bright sunny day. Her daughters, Krissy and Mallary were born in 1981 and 1982 respectively and soon after, Lynette enrolled in college to pursue her nursing degree. She attended both MB Johnson Nursing School and LCCC, where she became an RN with a specialty in Cardiac care. She worked at Mercy Hospital in Lorain before spending many years at the former Elyria Memorial Hospital. Lynette loved people and was an incredible nurse with a talent for healing. She also spent time working for North Ohio Heart Center, where she developed a passion for the research side of the nursing world. Eventually, she devoted her career entirely to cardiac research at St. Jude Medical. While at St. Jude, she continued her education and completed her Master's degree in Business Management. In 1996, Lynette met Steven Barr, who she married in 1998. The two worked tirelessly to combine their families, interests, and lives into a quarter-century of wonder. Lynette loved to bake and was known to many as the 'cake lady.' Legend has it that her kitchen always smelled like a cup of tea and chocolate cake. She was devoted to her family and loved to spend time with her grandchildren. Almost everyone she met counted her as their friend. Lynn was a serial crafter and was always working on a new project. With every table in her house covered in fabric and beads, Lynn would just buy a new table. She loved to visit new places and working as a research nurse allowed her to travel both domestically and internationally. Also, Lynette celebrated her Scottish roots, for a time being Membership Secretary for Clan MacTavish. She is survived by her husband, Steven; her cats, Moonie and Phoebe; daughters, Kristina (Dexter) Hiatt of Albemarle, North Carolina and Mallary (Kent) Thompson of Temecula, California; father, Blake Steele of Amherst; brother, Michael (Megan) Steele of Corona del Mar, California; sister, Cheryl (Mark) Costilow of Amherst and numerous grandchildren and step-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her mother, Jeanette Steele. A memorial service will be announced at a later time.