Barbara M. Vulgaris, 68, of Lititz, went home to her Lord on Good Friday, April 22, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County. She was married to Thomas Vulgaris for 47 years. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Frank J. and Caroline M. (Zylka) Matousek.

Barbara graduated from Baltimore’s Eastern High School. She received and Associates Degree in accounting from Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA. She was an enrolled agent with the Internal Revenue Service since 1989.

She and her husband owned a small automotive painting business for 10 years in McKeesport, PA and Barbara later worked for a national tax preparation company and a Pittsburgh accounting firm. When the family moved to Lancaster County in 1987, Barbara joined the firm of Miller & Miller CPAs LLP as an accountant. When the firm merged in 2006 with Reinsel Kuntz Lesher, LLP, she continued her accounting career until her retirement in June 2009. Barbara valued her long-term client and co-worker relationships and loved working in the accounting and income tax fields.

Barbara was an active member of St. James Catholic Church, Lititz, where she had served on Pastoral Council, Finance Committee, the Social Justice Network and Eucharist Ministry. Far many years, she was Treasurer of the Lititz-Warwick Community Chest.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by three children: son Thomas, husband of Tamera (Stoltzbach) Vulgaris, daughter Caroline V., wife of Martin R. Kempfe and daughter Christine V., wife of Matthew Brehm; four grandchildren: Thomas John and Taylor Marie Vulgaris and Eleni Rose and Jacob Brehm; her sister Frances C. Byan; brother-in-law Jack, husband of Dee Vulgaris; sister-in-law Karen, wife of the late Lawrence Vulgaris and numerous nieces and nephews. Barbara’s family was the center of her life. The gathering of family at holiday meals and Ocean City, MD vacations were so special.

Friends will be received Wednesday, April 27, 2011 from 6-8 PM at the Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA, with the recitation of the Holy Rosary at 8 PM. Friends will again be received Thursday, April 28, 2011 at St. James Catholic Church, from 11AM-Noon, with the Mass to follow at Noon, with The Rev. James O’Blaney CSSR as Celebrant. Interment in St. Peter’s Lutheran Cemetery, Neffsville. Please omit flowers. Contributions can be made in Barbara’s memory to St. James Catholic Church or Social Justice Network, both at 505 Woodcrest Ave., Lititz, PA 17543 or Lititz-Warwick Community Chest, PO Box 148, Lititz, PA 17543 or Hospice of Lancaster County, PO Box 4125, Lancaster, PA 17604-4125 or www.hospiceoflancaster.org  To send an online condolence, please visit SnyderFuneralHome.com. Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory, 560-5100