Barry Lee Weber was born October 8, 1947, and died September 4, 2026. He was predeceased by his parents Andrew J. and Betty (Ridenour) Weber. He is survived by his brother Mark A. Weber of Pueblo, Colorado.

Barry completed B.S. and M.S. degrees in Forest Science and M.S. degree in Plant Pathology at the Ohio State University and studied for the Ph.D. in Plant Pathology. He worked for the Forestry Division of the City of Columbus Department of Recreation & Parks as an urban forester for over 30 years. He made important contributions to the creation of Topiary Park at Old Deaf School Park and to the preservation of trees around Columbus, especially in Schiller Park. He contributed to the tree collections at Goodale Park and started the arboretum collection there. He also started a tree collection at the Park of Roses. He retired in 2007. He was appointed by Mayor Coleman to serve on the Columbus Tree Subcommission from 2015 to 2020.

Barry was a proud lifelong member of St Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in German Village, where he was baptized on November 16, 1947, and confirmed by Reverend Lang on March 26, 1961. Barry served on the Board of Elders, as Church Secretary and as an Assistant Treasurer, while also teaching numerous Adult Bible classes. In 2021 he purchased, as a gift to the church library, the full set of Luther’s Works.

Visitation Wednesday, September 9, 2026, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at GRAUMLICH FUNERAL HOME, 1351 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43207. Funeral Service will be held Thursday, September 10, 2026, at 12:30 p.m. (visitation begins at 11:30 a.m.) at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 322 Stewart Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43206 (German Village) with Pastor Snowden G. Sims officiating. Interment to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Columbus, Ohio

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