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MARGARET D. BARRER  
Margaret Dunn Barrer, 91, of Hendersonville, died Sunday, February 3, 2013 at Fletcher View Inn. She was born September 30, 1921 in St. Paul Minnesota, to Dr. James N. and Pearle V. Dunn. Mardy received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Ripon College in Wisconsin and a Masters of Nursing from Yale University in Connecticut. A longtime resident of the Rockville, Maryland area, she was married to Donal Y. Barrer (1922-1989) in 1943. Surviving are her four children John (Anna) Barrer of McLean, Virginia, Thomas (Carol) Barrer of Hendersonville, NC, Elizabeth Barrer of Baltimore, Maryland, and Janet (Gary) Stearns of Tampa, Florida; her grandson Ivan Barrer of McLean, Virginia; brother-in-law Merle T. Inman of Batchtown, Illinois; and many nieces and nephews. Interment will take place at Arlington National Cemetery later in the spring. Memorials may be made to Ripon College, Office of Advancement, P.O. Box 248, Ripon, WI 54971, Toll-free gift line (877) 231-0455, www.ripon.edu/gift/. To sign the online guestbook, visit www.forestlawnhendersonville.com Forest Lawn Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements.

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Published by The Washington Post on Feb. 23, 2013.

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February 23, 2013

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