Barbara J. Kainz, 81, passed away on July 30, 2017, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wausau, Wisconsin. She was born to the late Harry and Agnes (Hess) Hite on June 15, 1936, in Fon Du Lac, Wisconsin. Barbara was married to her late husband Fred Kainz on October 24, 1953, in Mattoon, Wisconsin.   Barbara is survived by her two daughters: Linda (Glen) Spatz, Wausau; Patti (Richard) Spatz, Weston, her four grandchildren: Amanda (Corey) Schwamman, Mosinee; Rebecca (Kal) Karlen, Tomahawk; Keith (Michelle) Spatz, Wausau; Shannon Spatz, Schofield, and her seven great grandchildren: Ava and Eric Schwamman, Keegan, Makenzie, and Kia Karlen, and Ariel and Aalyiah Spatz. Barbara is preceded in death by her parents Harry and Agnes (Hess) Hite, and her loving husband Fred Kainz. Services will be held on Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at St. Therese Catholic Church located at 113 W. Kort St., Rothschild, WI 54474. A visitation will be held from 10:00am-12:00pm, with a Mass to follow at 12:00pm. John J. Buettgen Funeral Home is assisting family at this time. Online condolences can be made at: www.HonorOne.com .