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Dorothy Barnett Obituary
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, at the Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home in New Hampton with Pastor Todd Holman of the First United Methodist Church, New Hampton, officiating.
Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home, New Hampton. Visitation continues one hour prior to the service Wednesday at the funeral home.
Online condolences for Dorothy may be left at hugebackfuneralhome.com
In life, Dorothy Helen Dubbert was born on Nov. 2, 1920, in Cedar Falls, the daughter of Rudolph and Helen (Hall) Dubbert. She graduated from Janesville High School in 1938 and continued her education at Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls. Dorothy taught school in Alburnett, Marble Rock and Independence before marrying. She received her B.A. degree from the University of Northern Iowa in 1977 while teaching in the Corwith-Wesley Community School District.
On June 15, 1947, she was united in marriage to Max Barnett at the Methodist Church in Cedar Falls. To this union two daughters were born. The family lived in Greene, Nora Springs and Britt. Dorothy moved to New Hampton in 2002.
Dorothy was actively involved in community and church activities throughout her life. She served as Sunday school teacher, VBS teacher and UMYF leader for many years. She was a Girl Scout leader, receiving the Adult Appreciation Pin from the North Iowa Girl Scout Council in 1996.
Dorothy is survived by two daughters, Jo (Don) Maupin, Waukesha, Wis., and Jean (Paul) Swenson, New Hampton; and two grandchildren, Ann Swenson (Jason Masters), Norwalk, and Scott (Bethany) Maupin, Bolingbrook, Ill.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and her brother.
Hugeback & Chenowith Funeral Home, New Hampton, 641-394-5539.
Memories and Condolences
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October 20, 2009
To the family of Dorothy Barnett,
I enjoyed knowing Dorothy thru the UMW of the Britt Church. She always had a ready smile and a willingness to help. I live in Hampton now, after almost 50 years in the Britt area.
Fran Huling Hampton, IA.
Linda Hildman(Pletcher)
October 20, 2009
No bond is as great as that between a parent and child. My deepest condolences are with you as you grieve.
Jill & Kate Schrader
October 19, 2009
I will always remember all the fun times we had with your mom. Helping her check her papers for school, girl scouts, and many other times we had. Our sympathy to your whole family
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