Passed away Aug. 20, 2025 at 11 a.m.

Barbara was born in 1937 in Redwood City, California. Barabara was preceded in death by her father Fred Schuler and mother Ethel, brother James, husband Bill Hight and daughter Cheryl Yanchunis.

She is survived by her son Ken Strombeck from Crescent City, daughter Leesa McCluskey and husband Jerry from Loleta, stepson Tom Hight from Fallen, Nevada.

Her family moved to Petaluma when she was six and bought a chicken ranch. Moved to Carlotta, where she attended the old Cuddeback School. Moved to Loleta (Beatrice) and went to Eureka Junior High and Eureka High School. Graduated class of 1955.

In 1969 she was married to Bill Hight. They had a trucking business and owned Hunters Inn in Loleta.

They started Hight Community Service in 1997 (Representative Payees for Social Security) and had the Community Thrift Store, which helped the low-income elderly with food, clothes, etc. They were in business for 22 years.

Barbara enjoyed her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren, and working in her yard was her hobby until she could no longer do it.

Barbara will be cremated and placed next to her husband at Oceanview Cemetery in Eureka.