Barbara Jean Appleby
January 20, 1930 — April 18, 2015
Barbara Jean Appleby, 85, of Manchester, died Saturday, April 18, 2015 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester. Funeral Services will be held 2:00 p.m., Monday, April 20, 2015 at the Zion Presbyterian Church, Coggon. Family will greet friends from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Bohnenkamp Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester and one hour prior to services on Monday at the church. Burial will be at the Coggon Cemetery, Coggon.
Barbara was born January 20, 1930 in Delhi, the daughter of John C. and Pearl C. (Aldrich) Doese. She graduated from Delhi High School in 1947 and attended Iowa Teachers College for one year. On September 5, 1948, Barbara was united in marriage to Norman Appleby at the Golden Prairie Congregational Church in rural Ryan. The couple farmed in the Manchester, Golden Prairie and Buck Creek areas until moving to their Coggon farm in 1964, where they farmed until retirement in 1990. She enjoyed square dancing, playing cards, and traveling.
Surviving are her four children, Betty (Tom) South of Bradenton, FL, Richard (Linda) Appleby of Marion, Steven (Beth) Appleby of Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, and Margie (Mick) Ellis of Coggon; 17 grandchildren, and 33 great-grandchildren and one on the way, and 3 great-great-grandchildren and one on the way.
Barbara was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Norman in 2007; a grandson, Shane C. Martin; and her brother, Jack Doese.
Barbara was born January 20, 1930 in Delhi, the daughter of John C. and Pearl C. (Aldrich) Doese. She graduated from Delhi High School in 1947 and attended Iowa Teachers College for one year. On September 5, 1948, Barbara was united in marriage to Norman Appleby at the Golden Prairie Congregational Church in rural Ryan. The couple farmed in the Manchester, Golden Prairie and Buck Creek areas until moving to their Coggon farm in 1964, where they farmed until retirement in 1990. She enjoyed square dancing, playing cards, and traveling.
Surviving are her four children, Betty (Tom) South of Bradenton, FL, Richard (Linda) Appleby of Marion, Steven (Beth) Appleby of Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, and Margie (Mick) Ellis of Coggon; 17 grandchildren, and 33 great-grandchildren and one on the way, and 3 great-great-grandchildren and one on the way.
Barbara was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Norman in 2007; a grandson, Shane C. Martin; and her brother, Jack Doese.
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