Barbara Jean McAllister Sheldon O'Bine

Barbara Jean McAllister Sheldon O’Bine, a devoted wife, loving mother and caring grammy, passed away at home on January 14, 2026, in The Villages, Florida, at the age of 73 after a 2 year courageous battle with Pancreatic Cancer. She was born on October 1, 1952, in Rochester, NY to Francis and Betty McAllister. She is survived by her beloved husband of 25 years Daniel O’Bine; her two children: Jennifer Kranenberg, and Christopher Sheldon (Cynthia); her bonus children: Tim O’Bine (Alisa), Matt O’Bine (Jess), and Kelly Torres (Eric); her grandchildren: Mackenzie Kranenberg, Cole Sheldon, and Jasmin Eudy; her great grandson: Jedidiah Armstrong; her sister: Beth McNall; and her special King Charles Cavalier: Bailey as well as her extended family and many friends who will miss her dearly. Barb and Dan lived in beautiful Canandaigua, NY for 20+ years where they loved their home, enjoyed boating on the lake, and riding motorcycles with their special motorcycle family in the Ontario County Harley Group. Barb also enjoyed going to the beach, shopping, gardening, traveling, and most of all spending time with her friends and family that she loved deeply. Barb excelled in her career in Human Resources. She retired from her dream job at Wayne County ARC helping people with disabilities. After retirement, Barb and Dan began a new chapter in The Villages, Florida. They enjoyed golf cart rides, driveway parties and met some wonderful neighbors and friends. Barbara had amazing strength and a generous heart. She leaves behind a lifetime of memories that will be treasured by all who knew her. She will be deeply missed and forever remembered. Her legacy of love and family will continue on. May her memory bring comfort to all who knew and loved her. Our family would like to thank Barb’s nurses from The Florida Cancer Center, Jessica, Tiffany, and Leanne as well as her nurses from Cornerstone Hospice Tiffany and Marla for going above and beyond while walking alongside us through Barb’s journey. Services will be held in Spencerport and Canandaigua, NY in May, 2026. Dates to be determined. In lieu of flowers, Barbara would love to have donations sent to either to her church, Spencerport United Methodist Church 30 Amity St Spencerport, NY 14559 and/or St. Jude Children’s Hospital https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR?px=9116324&fr_id=154020&pg=personal A special note Barbara wrote: “Everyone knows someone who has gone through cancer but you never expect them to say YOU have cancer. You simply don’t expect those words for yourself. This is a journey no one can do by themselves. There are many ups and downs, but I cannot imagine anything worse than a child having cancer. A child should never have to go through this. The work that St Jude’s is doing is unbelievable. Please donate any amount if you can. Thank you from the bottom of my heart”

Barbara Jean McAllister Sheldon O'Bine

October 2, 1952 - January 14, 2026