Barbara Sypniewski Kendrick

Barbara Ann Sypniewski Kendrick of Lakeland, FL, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, October 17, 2026, surrounded by her loving family.

Born on May 15, 1946, in Wilkes-Barre, PA, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Stella (Salwoski) Sypniewski.

Barbara was a 1964 graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School, Wilkes-Barre.

Barbara deeply valued the many patients she served and the coworkers she worked alongside during her years as a Physical Therapy Tech at Watson Clinic in Lakeland. She found her greatest joy in a home filled with family and friends - from the unforgettable pool parties on Carey Ave. to the lovingly prepared Polish Christmas Eve dinners at Sandpiper. After decades of nights filled with dancing and casino adventures together, she dedicated herself to caring for her husband with unwavering love.

She was preceded in death by her brother Frank Sypniewski, brother and sister-in-law Stanley and Blanche Sypniewski, sister-in-law Carolyn Jendrzejewski, brothers-in-law Ernest Jendrzejewski and John Kendrick, sister-in-law Joyce Thompson and her husband, Hank, and her nephew, Alan Thompson.

Surviving is her husband, Rufus Edward; daughters, Kimberly Jendrzejewski of Lakeland, FL, and Lori Jendrzejewski and her fiance, Oscar Zamora of Lakeland, FL; stepchildren Edward Kendrick and his wife, Nancy of Winter Haven, FL, Tammi Cisnero of Winter Haven, FL, and Stacey Saunders and her husband, Justin of New Bedford, PA; sisters-in-law, Lillian Sypniewski, Monica Jendrzejewski, Hazel Kendrick and Gerty Thompson; brother-in-law, Ronnie Kendrick and his wife, Karen; grandchildren Lauren Kendrick Young and Alex Miller; great grandchildren Kenzie and Colton Young; and many loving nieces, nephews and friends.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, November 7th at 10:00am at Our Lady of Hope Parish, 40 Park Avenue, Wilkes-Barre. Interment will follow in St. Mary's Maternity Cemetery, West Wyoming. Family and friends may call Friday, November 6th from 5:00 to 7:00pm at the Jendrzejewski Funeral Home, 21 North Meade Street, Wilkes-Barre.