Barbara Strawser (1944-2024) was a well-known folk painter in Schaefferstown, Pa., who passed away unexpectedly last year at the age of 79. She was born in Reading to the late Walter and June (Fiant) Gottshall and was the former wife of the late Daniel G. Strawser, Sr. A self-taught folk artist, she enjoyed gardening, caring for her flower beds, collecting antiques and spending time with her grandchildren. She is survived by three children, Timothy, husband of Nadine Strawser; Melissa Strawser; and Daniel Jr., husband of Debbie Strawser, as well as two grandchildren, Tyrney and George, and a sister, Elizabeth Brubaker. In addition to her ex-husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, David Gottshall, and a grandson, Luke Strawser. From a family of artists, her grandparents Luke and Fannie Gottshall were folk artists, as were her parents Walter and June. Her grandmothers sister was the famous Hattie Brunner (1889-1982) an antiques dealer and folk painter from Reinholds. Two original Brunner watercolors will be sold at Barbara Strawsers estate sale. Luke and Clarke Witman of Witman Auctioneers will be holding the estate sale on Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Lebanon Valley Exposition Center located at 80 Rocherty Road, Lebanon, Pa. This public sale will be in-person only. It will start at 8 a.m. with inspection of items beginning at 7 a.m. There will be a 15 percent buyers premium. Among the items in the sale are country antiques, Barbaras artwork, Gottshall and Strawser folk carvings, Breininger and Foltz redware, antique china, and more. For further information, call Witman Auctioneers at 717-665-5735.