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Barnes, Barbara M.
Barbara M. Barnes, 82, of rural Iowa City, died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, at Mercy Iowa City. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 2, at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. Visitation will be Monday at the funeral home from 9 a.m. until services. Following services a reception will be held for family and friends at the Moose Lodge in Iowa City. Graveside services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Barbara Mae Paulus was born Jan. 16, 1929, in rural Johnson County, Iowa, the daughter of Joseph and Gertrude (Carberry) Paulus. She attended schools in Iowa City, graduating from City High School in 1947, going on to attend the State University of Iowa for two of years. She married Lawrence “Bud” Barnes on June 14, 1949, at First United Methodist Church in Iowa City. She and Bud made their home near Iowa City, where they raised their family of five children.
Barbara was in the truest sense of the word “Mother and Wife.” She lived to care for her family, and as grandchildren and great-grandchildren came along, she was in her element; nothing brought her more joy than her family! She loved being there for her kids in anything they were involved with, especially sports, and this carried on with her grandchildren, spanning over 51 years in the bleachers cheering them on.
She and Bud loved to dance and fish, she enjoyed playing bridge and working the polls at election time, and much to her family distaste, she loved those New York Yankees!
Her family includes her husband, Bud; five children, Larry Barnes (Pam Calkins) of Iowa City, Steve Barnes of Iowa City, Bruce Barnes (Ellen) of Brighton, Colo., Linda Barnes (Linda Mohrfeld) of Las Vegas, Nev., and Tim Barnes (Rick Armstrong) of Oshawa, Canada; eight grandchildren, J.R. Barnes, Todd (Rachel) Barnes, Ryan Barnes, Amanda (Chad) Nelson, Curt Barnes, Cassie (Dennis) Elchlinger, Brandon (Lacey) Barnes and Joey Barnes; four great-grandchildren, D.J. Elchlinger, Molly Mae Elchlinger, Grace Barnes and Mya Nelson; sister, Joann Moss of Iowa City; brother, the Rev. Richard Paulus (Ellyn) of West Branch; former daughter-in-law, Carla Barnes of Iowa City; and sister-in-law, Sonya Paulus of New York City, N.Y.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and a brother, Robert Paulus.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in Barbara's memory to Iowa City Hospice or the charity of your choice.
Online condolences may be sent for her family through the web at
Published Dec. 31, 2011, in The Gazette
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