Barbara A. (Bloink) Manahan, 58, of Scotch Plains, N.J., died peacefully on March 3, 2012, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. A funeral service will be held at 8:45 a.m. on Wednesday, March 7, at Higgins Home for Funerals, 752 Mountain Blvd., Watchung, N.J., followed by a Mass of Resurrection at 10 a.m. at St. Helen's R.C. Church, Westfield, N.J. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery, Westfield. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. To send condolences, go to www.higginsfuneralhome.com. Born at Scott Air Force Base in Belleville, Ill., Barbara was raised in Elizabeth, N.J., and later lived in Scotch Plains. She graduated from Rutgers University with a B.S. in 1976, a M.S. in 1978, and a J.D. in 1985. She was a partner with Wolff & Samson in West Orange, N.J., working in their real estate, development and land use group. Barbara was a member of the New Jersey Bar, United States Court of Appeals, U.S. District Court, District of N.J., and was past president of the Summit Bar Association and a former investigator and member of the District XII Ethics Committee for Union County. She was a member of the American Bar Association, N.J. State Bar Association and the N.J. Women Lawyers Association. In her spare time she enjoyed running, swimming, and playing with her dogs, Charlee and Mercedes, and loved spending time with her family. She was predeceased by her father, Hans R. Bloink M.D., in 2009, and her mother, Mildred V. Bloink M.D., in 1984. Surviving are her husband, The Honorable Thomas V. Manahan; her children, Lisa Cadigan-Vaughn and her husband, Alex, and Meghan Ann Cadigan; stepchildren, Sean, Matthew and Karen Manahan; stepmother, Marilyn Bloink; siblings, Robin Bloink Ventura, Esq., and her husband, Michael Ventura, Esq.; Hans Bloink Jr., and his wife, Beth; James Bloink and his wife, Liz; Donna Bloink; Kristan Bloink Gottmann and her husband, Steve H. Gottmann, Esq., and Heidi Bloink Alport and her husband, Robert, and grandchild, Noah Cadigan-Deutsch.