Barbara Jean (Hufft) Reinhardt died of an apparent heart failure October 4, 2024, at the age of 91 at her home in Sun City, Arizona. She was born September 09, 1933 in Sleeper, Missouri to James W. Hufft and Opal Webster Hufft. She attended schools in Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Oregon and Washington due to her family traveling for work, eventually settling in Ellinwood, Kansas. She had a love of singing and playing the violin, and after graduating from Ellinwood High school in 1951 she chose to forgo a music scholarship and instead married Raymond J. Spacil. They lived on a farm near Ellinwood and were blessed with 3 children. After 20 years the marriage ended. She worked a number of years for a local orthodontist in Great Bend. She married Eugene M. Reinhardt of Russell, Kansas on June 30, 1972, adding 2 step-daughters to her family: Cynthia and Kim.
She worked with Gene to expand his oil well testing business in Russell (Reinhardt Services) operating additional offices in Oberlin and Plainville, Kansas and in Casper, Wyoming. They enjoyed traveling throughout the USA in their RV. They were avid dancers throughout their time together. Upon retirement, they moved to Sun City, Arizona where Gene played golf year-round. Barbara was very active in the Palmbrook Golf Club Association and enjoyed playing cards (hand and foot) with friends there. Upon their move to the Royal Oaks Lifecare Community she became active in committees there. After Gene's passing, she continued to enjoy traveling and made multiple trips to Europe with friends. She became wholeheartedly involved with another card playing group and loved their weekly games and social time with her many friends. She frequently traveled to Arkansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Texas and Utah to visit her family, whom she greatly enjoyed spending time with.
Barbara was preceded in death by her parents and her husbands. She is survived by her 3 children: Steven Spacil and wife Cathleen (Clinton, Utah), Michael Spacil, Melanie Rehmert and husband Tony (Rogers, Arkansas); step-daughters Cynthia Bolinger and husband David (Warsaw, Missouri), Kim Rumburg and husband Larry (Cypress, Texas); sister Jan Kowalsky-Mays (Tulsa, Oklahoma) and half-sister Dayna Hufft-Gibson (Buffalo, Missouri), 9 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.
The family chose cremation, and a graveside memorial service will be held at 11 A.M. on Friday, May 09, 2025, at the Russell City Cemetery in Russell, Kansas, with Pastor Brenda Rodger officiating. The family will greet guests on the day of the service at the graveside. Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary of Russell, Kansas is helping the family with the services.