Barbara Dinsmore

Barbara Dinsmore

1944-08-14 2009-01-07


Barbara Ullmann DinsmoreBarbara  Lee Ullmann  Dinsmore of Wexford, passed away on Wednesday, January 7,2009.  Mrs.Dinsmore was born in Mt.Lebanon on August  14,1944 to Homer  and Hilda Ullmann of Pittsburgh. She is survived by her husband, Grant, who is a retired professor of Graphics, Communication and Design at LaRoche College and four sisters, Linda Vais of  SanFrancisco, CA, Janice  Stankus of Albany,NY, Natalie  Ullmann ofJersey City, NJ and Victoria Ullmann, Esq .of Columbus,OH. She was a graduate of Mt.Lebanon High School and of Syracuse  University, from which she received an BFA in Advertising Design  in  1966.  She  specialized in magazine production,working in  New York  and  Pittsburgh  at  such  magazines  as  "Brides,"  "Carnegie,"  "Executive  Report,"and "Managing."  In  the  1985-6, she  was the designer for the Lehman  Company's Warner  Centre Premiere  Restaurant development in downtown Pittsburgh. She was associated  wtth  the  Frick Art and History  Center  from  1990-1992. To  pursue  an  interest  in  museum  work  and  archival preservation, Mrs.Dinsmore attended  Duquesne  University  for  a  Master's Degree  in  Archival, Museum  and  Editing  Studies,  graduating in  1996.  She  subsequently  specialized  in  producing manuscripts of local oral history. Mrs.Dinsmore's interest in spiritual matters led her to visit  India twice.  In the  North Hills, she presented lectures and developed workshops in various phases of mental development.Send condolences at post-gazette.com/gb

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