June 2, 2011 - Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Helen Ruth Barton, 90, of Luther Manor, formerly of 1435 Altura Drive, Dubuque, died at 9:26 p.m. Saturday, May 28, 2011, at Luther Manor of natural causes
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 4, at Holy Ghost Catholic Church, where friends may call after 9 a.m. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Rickardsville, Iowa. The Behr Funeral Home, 1491 Main St., is in charge of arrangements.
She was born on Dec. 1, 1920, in Colesburg, Iowa, daughter of Charles (Art) and Flossie (Bush) Parker. She attended school in Guttenberg and earned her teaching certificate.
She married Paul D. Barton on Feb. 3, 1942, at St. Raphael's Cathedral in Dubuque; he preceded her in death on April 27, 2010.
Helen was a homemaker, a great cook and a gifted seamstress. She was very conscientious about her health and was a 27-year breast cancer survivor. She and Paul walked together regularly and successfully competed in the Bolder Boulder 10K Road Race in Boulder, Colo., on Memorial Day for nine consecutive years, from 1992 to 2000. She took first place in her age group on two occasions.
She was an avid reader and very much enjoyed her volunteer work with the American Cancer Society. She also enjoyed her card club group and the many Christmases she spent with her family in Mexico. Helen and Paul traveled regularly and enjoyed taking road-trip vacations around the country and Canada. She was an asset to any Trivial Pursuit team!
Surviving are a daughter, Paula Barton, of Niwot, Colo.; three grandchildren, Shawn (Lori) Kies, of Oak Harbor, Wash., Robyn (Todd) Bruxvoort, of Firestone, Colo., and Carrie Baker, of Brighton, Colo.; four great-grandchildren, Allisyn, Brenley, Summer and Blake; two sisters, Colleen Grant, of Dubuque, and Joanne (Don) Dondlinger, of Escondido, Calif.; a brother, Gary Parker, of Guttenberg, Iowa; four sisters-in-law, Adele Parker, Mary Parker, LaVonne Parker and Jean Parker; and many nieces and nephews, making special note of Ann Stierman, of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, who lived with Helen and Paul while she attended and graduated from Wahlert High School.
She also was preceded in death by her parents and five brothers, Don, Bob, Clyde, Wilfred and Eldon Parker.
Helen Ruth Barton, 90, of Luther Manor, formerly of 1435 Altura Drive, Dubuque, died at 9:26 p.m. Saturday, May 28, 2011, at Luther Manor of natural causes
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 4, at Holy Ghost Catholic Church, where friends may call after 9 a.m. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Rickardsville, Iowa. The Behr Funeral Home, 1491 Main St., is in charge of arrangements.
She was born on Dec. 1, 1920, in Colesburg, Iowa, daughter of Charles (Art) and Flossie (Bush) Parker. She attended school in Guttenberg and earned her teaching certificate.
She married Paul D. Barton on Feb. 3, 1942, at St. Raphael's Cathedral in Dubuque; he preceded her in death on April 27, 2010.
Helen was a homemaker, a great cook and a gifted seamstress. She was very conscientious about her health and was a 27-year breast cancer survivor. She and Paul walked together regularly and successfully competed in the Bolder Boulder 10K Road Race in Boulder, Colo., on Memorial Day for nine consecutive years, from 1992 to 2000. She took first place in her age group on two occasions.
She was an avid reader and very much enjoyed her volunteer work with the American Cancer Society. She also enjoyed her card club group and the many Christmases she spent with her family in Mexico. Helen and Paul traveled regularly and enjoyed taking road-trip vacations around the country and Canada. She was an asset to any Trivial Pursuit team!
Surviving are a daughter, Paula Barton, of Niwot, Colo.; three grandchildren, Shawn (Lori) Kies, of Oak Harbor, Wash., Robyn (Todd) Bruxvoort, of Firestone, Colo., and Carrie Baker, of Brighton, Colo.; four great-grandchildren, Allisyn, Brenley, Summer and Blake; two sisters, Colleen Grant, of Dubuque, and Joanne (Don) Dondlinger, of Escondido, Calif.; a brother, Gary Parker, of Guttenberg, Iowa; four sisters-in-law, Adele Parker, Mary Parker, LaVonne Parker and Jean Parker; and many nieces and nephews, making special note of Ann Stierman, of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, who lived with Helen and Paul while she attended and graduated from Wahlert High School.
She also was preceded in death by her parents and five brothers, Don, Bob, Clyde, Wilfred and Eldon Parker.
June 2, 2011 - Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Helen Ruth Barton, 90, of Luther Manor, formerly of 1435 Altura Drive, Dubuque, died at 9:26 p.m. Saturday, May 28, 2011, at Luther Manor of natural causes
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 4, at Holy Ghost Catholic Church, where friends may call after 9 a.m. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Rickardsville, Iowa. The Behr Funeral Home, 1491 Main St., is in charge of arrangements.
She was born on Dec. 1, 1920, in Colesburg, Iowa, daughter of Charles (Art) and Flossie (Bush) Parker. She attended school in Guttenberg and earned her teaching certificate.
She married Paul D. Barton on Feb. 3, 1942, at St. Raphael's Cathedral in Dubuque; he preceded her in death on April 27, 2010.
Helen was a homemaker, a great cook and a gifted seamstress. She was very conscientious about her health and was a 27-year breast cancer survivor. She and Paul walked together regularly and successfully competed in the Bolder Boulder 10K Road Race in Boulder, Colo., on Memorial Day for nine consecutive years, from 1992 to 2000. She took first place in her age group on two occasions.
She was an avid reader and very much enjoyed her volunteer work with the American Cancer Society. She also enjoyed her card club group and the many Christmases she spent with her family in Mexico. Helen and Paul traveled regularly and enjoyed taking road-trip vacations around the country and Canada. She was an asset to any Trivial Pursuit team!
Surviving are a daughter, Paula Barton, of Niwot, Colo.; three grandchildren, Shawn (Lori) Kies, of Oak Harbor, Wash., Robyn (Todd) Bruxvoort, of Firestone, Colo., and Carrie Baker, of Brighton, Colo.; four great-grandchildren, Allisyn, Brenley, Summer and Blake; two sisters, Colleen Grant, of Dubuque, and Joanne (Don) Dondlinger, of Escondido, Calif.; a brother, Gary Parker, of Guttenberg, Iowa; four sisters-in-law, Adele Parker, Mary Parker, LaVonne Parker and Jean Parker; and many nieces and nephews, making special note of Ann Stierman, of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, who lived with Helen and Paul while she attended and graduated from Wahlert High School.
She also was preceded in death by her parents and five brothers, Don, Bob, Clyde, Wilfred and Eldon Parker.
Helen Ruth Barton, 90, of Luther Manor, formerly of 1435 Altura Drive, Dubuque, died at 9:26 p.m. Saturday, May 28, 2011, at Luther Manor of natural causes
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 4, at Holy Ghost Catholic Church, where friends may call after 9 a.m. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Rickardsville, Iowa. The Behr Funeral Home, 1491 Main St., is in charge of arrangements.
She was born on Dec. 1, 1920, in Colesburg, Iowa, daughter of Charles (Art) and Flossie (Bush) Parker. She attended school in Guttenberg and earned her teaching certificate.
She married Paul D. Barton on Feb. 3, 1942, at St. Raphael's Cathedral in Dubuque; he preceded her in death on April 27, 2010.
Helen was a homemaker, a great cook and a gifted seamstress. She was very conscientious about her health and was a 27-year breast cancer survivor. She and Paul walked together regularly and successfully competed in the Bolder Boulder 10K Road Race in Boulder, Colo., on Memorial Day for nine consecutive years, from 1992 to 2000. She took first place in her age group on two occasions.
She was an avid reader and very much enjoyed her volunteer work with the American Cancer Society. She also enjoyed her card club group and the many Christmases she spent with her family in Mexico. Helen and Paul traveled regularly and enjoyed taking road-trip vacations around the country and Canada. She was an asset to any Trivial Pursuit team!
Surviving are a daughter, Paula Barton, of Niwot, Colo.; three grandchildren, Shawn (Lori) Kies, of Oak Harbor, Wash., Robyn (Todd) Bruxvoort, of Firestone, Colo., and Carrie Baker, of Brighton, Colo.; four great-grandchildren, Allisyn, Brenley, Summer and Blake; two sisters, Colleen Grant, of Dubuque, and Joanne (Don) Dondlinger, of Escondido, Calif.; a brother, Gary Parker, of Guttenberg, Iowa; four sisters-in-law, Adele Parker, Mary Parker, LaVonne Parker and Jean Parker; and many nieces and nephews, making special note of Ann Stierman, of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, who lived with Helen and Paul while she attended and graduated from Wahlert High School.
She also was preceded in death by her parents and five brothers, Don, Bob, Clyde, Wilfred and Eldon Parker.
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