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Barbara Ann Gulick Holden
Barbara Ann Gulick Holden
Cedar Rapids
Barbara Ann Gulick Holden passed peacefully on July 7, 2025. Barbara Ann Gulick was born on April 11, 1952, in Vinton, Iowa. She grew up on the farm near Garrison before graduating from the University of Iowa with a Bachelor of Music Education degree and Coe College with an Accounting degree. Barbara taught at Iowa Mennonite High School, HLV, Center Point, and Cedar Rapids schools before completing a 35-year career at Rockwell Collins.
She is survived by a brother Kris Gulick, son W. Michael, and daughter Kaitlin, plus two cats Benny and Bugsy, all of Cedar Rapids.
Per her wishes there will be no public service.
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