Barbara Marie Amsden

Barbara Marie Amsden

Strawberry Point

With heavy hearts, we announce our mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, Barbara Marie Amsden, was received into Heaven on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at the age of 76. She is together again with her beloved husband, Lawrence. Barbara was born on May 21, 1949, in Edgewood, the daughter of Berdien and Lucille (Easton) Friedley. She was raised and educated in the Edgewood area and was a 1967 graduate of Edgewood-Colesburg High School.

Survivors include her two children, Deanna (Ken) McCusker of Maquoketa and Delbert (Dawn) Amsden of Collins; six grandchildren, Amanda (Heather) Becraft, Luke Dement, Taylor (Brett) Marshall, Brendan Amsden, Alex (Angel) Amsden, and Casey Amsden; nine great-grandchildren, Nathan, Jace, Aubrey, Adrian, Junior, Hazel, Lincoln, Gracelynn, and Amara; three siblings, Sandy (Wally) Gehrke of The Colony, Texas, Brenda (Kenneth) Friedley of Garnavillo, and John (Jane) Friedley of Volga; sister-in-law, Wanda Amsden of Elkader; and several nieces and nephews.

Barbara was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Lawrence “Shorty”; brother, Edward Friedley; sister-in-law, Emma Lou Gull; and brothers-in-law, Carl Amsden and Lloyd Amsden.

The family would like to extend their sincere thanks to Above and Beyond Hospice and Pastor Bruce Klett for all the wonderful care given to their mother.

Online condolences may be sent to www.leonard-mullerfh.com

Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m., on Monday, November 3, 2025, at Community Bible Church in Strawberry Point, Iowa, with Pastor Bruce Klett officiating.

Visitation: 3:00 - 7:00 p.m., on Sunday, November 2, 2025, at Leonard-Muller Funeral Home in Strawberry Point, Iowa. Friends may also call from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. at the church on Monday.

Interment: Edgewood Cemetery, Edgewood, Iowa.